Joseph Darnell Johnson, a 35-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of June 26, 2021, in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. The shooting occurred about 5:30 a.m. in the 6100 block of North McCormick Boulevard during an argument with a group of people. Johnson was struck in the chest and leg and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead.

Three other men were wounded in the same incident. A 25-year-old man was shot in the stomach and went to Evanston Hospital; two other men, described as between 20 and 25, were shot in the right leg and treated at Swedish Covenant Hospital. All three had their conditions stabilized.

Area Five detectives are handling the investigation; as of the latest report no arrests have been announced. If anyone witnessed the early-morning confrontation on North McCormick Boulevard or has information that could help identify the shooter, please come forward.