Filbert Elonge, a 28-year-old Black man, was killed on January 27, 2022, in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. He was a passenger in a vehicle on the 1500 block of West Wilson Avenue when occupants were ambushed by gunfire from a white truck. The vehicle crashed into a fixed object and caught fire. Elonge sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

The driver also died at the scene from multiple injuries. Witnesses reported fire that sounded like an automatic weapon, and different types of shell casings were recovered, suggesting multiple firearms were used. Investigators are considering whether a nearby shots fired call shortly before the attack is related, and detectives have noted the driver’s prior arrests for drug offenses and gang activity as part of their inquiries. No arrests have been announced.

Filbert is remembered as a devoted father to his daughter Amina Elonge, and as a son, brother, and friend. Does anyone have information about the shooting or the white truck seen in Ravenswood that night?