Timothy Eiland, a 33-year-old Chicago firefighter and father of five, died on June 14, 2022, from complications of a gunshot wound suffered during a mass shooting on September 11, 2021. Eiland was leaving a family member’s birthday party in the West Pullman neighborhood when someone inside a vehicle opened fire, striking him and five others. He was critically wounded in the neck, treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center, then transferred to South Suburban Hospital where he later died.

The same attack killed 42-year-old Schenia Smith and injured four other people, including Eiland’s 15-year-old niece, Divine O’Neal. Eiland’s sister, Elishama Wright, described the scene as chaotic after both her brother and daughter were shot. The Chicago Police Department is seeking information; no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unknown.

Anyone who was in West Pullman on September 11, 2021, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward and contact investigators.