Ellis Kuebec-Artes Jr., 22, of Alsip, Illinois, was killed on January 18, 2022, in Blue Island after an argument in an apartment escalated into a shooting. He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at 1:45 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Blue Island police responded to reports of shots fired in the 13000 block of Seeley Avenue and found Kuebec-Artes with gunshot wounds in an apartment. A second man with gunshot injuries was located in the 12800 block of Hoyne Avenue, one block west, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and underwent surgery. A third man, shot in the leg, was found hiding in a garage near the Seeley address and was also taken to the same hospital; investigators said it was unclear whether he was involved in the argument.

Police said initial findings indicated Kuebec-Artes and the wounded man had shot at each other during the argument. No arrests or suspects had been publicly identified and the case remained under investigation. If anyone has information about what happened that day, contact Blue Island police investigators.