Davonne Reed, a 40-year-old African American man, was killed on July 27, 2021, in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Reed was standing outside in the 1400 block of South Lawndale Avenue around 9:20 p.m. when an assailant stepped out of a blue sedan and opened fire. He was struck in the lower back, taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and pronounced dead.

Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner confirmed the shooting. Friends, family and local groups expressed grief and called for justice while the community continued to contend with gun violence.

If anyone saw the blue sedan or the shooting that night, or has information about Davonne Reed’s death, please come forward to investigators.