Richard Tate III, a 22-year-old African American man from Hammond, Indiana, was shot and killed on October 18, 2021, in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side. The shooting happened about 6:25 p.m. in the first block of West 113th Place. Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office report he was struck in the back by gunfire and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made and the investigation remains open. Authorities say circumstances around the shooting are unclear, with a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence hampering efforts to identify suspects or motive. The community has been urged to come forward with any information that might assist the investigation.

Did anyone in Roseland see or hear anything that night, or have information about Richard’s movements before the shooting?