Fifteen-year-old Jamerion Wales was shot and killed on the morning of February 17, 2022, while standing outside in the 5800 block of South Paulina Street in West Englewood, Chicago. At about 9:10 a.m. a black Chevrolet pulled up and someone inside opened fire, striking Wales in the head and torso. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and later pronounced dead.

Authorities have not released a motive, and it is unclear whether Wales was the intended target or a victim of random violence. No arrests have been announced; Area One detectives with the Chicago Police Department are investigating and asking the public for information. The shooting occurred in a residential area and has prompted concern about youth and gun violence in the neighborhood.

Did anyone in the West Englewood area see the black Chevrolet or have information about this shooting?