Vincent Griffin, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on November 8, 2021, in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was found on the sidewalk in the 600 block of North St. Louis Avenue around 11 p.m. with gunshot wounds to his head and armpit, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy ruled the death a homicide.

Griffin’s family and the community remain frustrated by unanswered questions about the killing, which residents and leaders connect to the broader problem of gun violence in neighborhoods like East Garfield Park. If anyone has information that could help investigators, please come forward.