Nicholas John Narolewski, 22, was shot and killed on November 7, 2021, in a parking lot in the 3100 block of South Ashland Avenue in McKinley Park. The shooting occurred about 4:10 p.m.; he was struck multiple times, taken to Stroger Hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Investigators found Narolewski was unarmed when he was shot.

Police say the confrontation involved 19-year-old Adrian Soto, who had accompanied Narolewski’s ex-girlfriend to the lot to pick up her two children. Soto allegedly approached Narolewski, an argument followed, and Soto produced a 9mm handgun and fired, striking Narolewski six times before fleeing. Witnesses and surveillance footage later identified Soto.

Soto was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Narolewski’s death. Prosecutors linked him to another January 2022 fatal shooting and say DNA from the gun and clothing discarded at the scene, plus matching shell casings, tie him to the incidents. The case remains active; anyone with information about the November 7 shooting is asked to come forward.