Maurice D. Morris Jr. was 18 when he was shot and killed on February 18, 2022, in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. He was standing on the sidewalk in the 3900 block of West Arthington Avenue at about 4:30 p.m. when an unknown assailant opened fire, striking him in the head and neck. Maurice was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital but died shortly after the shooting.

Area Four detectives are investigating the homicide; the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the details. Maurice’s family and friends remember him as a young man with potential whose life was cut short.

If anyone saw what happened on West Arthington Avenue that afternoon or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.