Melvin Orlando Ajtun Calderon, a 29-year-old Hispanic man, was found fatally shot in his car in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood on July 1, 2021. He was discovered around 5:55 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Artesian Avenue with a gunshot wound to his face and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed his identity.

Melvin was a husband to Saida Valeska Trujillo and father to Esmeralda, LuzMaria, Derek Josue, and April Sofia. No arrests have been announced and the Chicago Police Department has not identified any suspects; the investigation remains open. The family continues to seek answers about who was responsible for this killing.

If anyone has information about Melvin’s death or was in the area that morning, please share what you know with the Chicago Police Department.