Demarcus Reed, 27, was shot to death on July 31, 2021, in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. The shooting occurred around 9:25 a.m. in the 700 block of North Ridgeway Avenue; Reed was struck in the head and buttocks and pronounced dead at the scene. He lived in the Humboldt Park area.

Area Four detectives investigated the murder. Reed’s killing was one of roughly 100 fatal shootings in Chicago that month and took place during a particularly violent weekend, prompting calls from the community for more police presence and better strategies to curb gun violence.

If anyone has information about what happened to Demarcus Reed on July 31, 2021, please come forward to assist investigators.