Erskine Binder, 42, and his mother Gloria Binder, 67, were shot and killed on February 1, 2022, in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. The pair were running errands near 79th Street and Drexel Avenue when gunfire struck: Erskine was shot multiple times inside a building and Gloria was shot in their car. Both were later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A 55-year-old man was also shot in the face and survived; he was hospitalized in stable condition.

Family members and neighbors suggested the attack may have been a robbery gone wrong and some speculated the victims were set up, noting the area’s high crime rate. Residents pointed to a lack of locked doors and surveillance cameras at the apartment building where the shooting occurred as a factor. A SWAT deployment and an extensive search for a gunman followed, but no immediate arrests were reported.

Erskine was known to love bicycling and was called Gas Line by his family; Gloria was remembered as the family’s matriarch. Does anyone who knew Erskine or Gloria have information that could help investigators?