Demarco Strawder, 24, was shot and killed on January 15, 2022, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened about 12:15 p.m. on the 1600 block of North Mayfield Avenue. Strawder was found unresponsive on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and legs and was pronounced dead after transport to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Investigators describe the attack as a drive-by. Surveillance and police POD cameras reportedly captured a dark-colored Volvo pulling alongside Strawder as he walked, with someone inside firing at least 11 shots. The vehicle was later abandoned in the Cragin neighborhood. Authorities identified 24-year-old Manya Chappel as the vehicle’s driver; he was charged with first-degree murder and was already on bond in a separate unlawful-use-of-a-weapon case. Cellphone records and video are said to show the vehicle circling the area for about 15 minutes before the shooting and indicate Chappel and the suspected gunman were together before and after the attack.

Reports say investigators consider the shooting gang-related and that suspects are linked to the Four Corner Hustlers while the victim was walking in ground associated with the Mafia Insane Vice Lords. The investigation remains open. Did anyone in Austin or Cragin see the dark Volvo or have information about the people inside that day?