Isaac Jordan was 13 when he was fatally shot in a Portage Park apartment on the Northwest Side of Chicago on September 1, 2021. The shooting happened in an apartment unit in the 5200 block of West Byron Street at about 8:35 p.m. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner later ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to his back and classified the death as a homicide.

Area Five detectives investigated and police initially described the incident as domestic in nature. Prosecutors later determined the shooting was accidental. A 17-year-old who was at the scene was arrested immediately and charged with unlawful use of a weapon; officers recovered the weapon used in the shooting. The community was left grieving and the case drew attention to firearm safety in domestic settings.

If anyone has information about Isaac or the events that night, please come forward.