Walter D. Seamster, 23, was shot to death on July 3, 2021, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened about 9:35 p.m. while he was walking in the 6200 block of South Eberhart Avenue. An unknown assailant fired shots, striking Walter in the shoulder; he collapsed and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office carried out an autopsy the next day and confirmed the death was a homicide.

Area One detectives are handling the investigation. Walter’s family and the Woodlawn community are mourning, and investigators continue to seek information from anyone who might have seen or heard anything that night.

If anyone has information about what happened on the 6200 block of South Eberhart Avenue on July 3, 2021, please share it with Area One detectives.