Fourteen-year-old Tyrese Taylor was shot and killed on June 10, 2021, in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. The attack happened about 1:45 p.m. on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of South Karlov Avenue while his family was loading a U-Haul as part of a planned move to a safer suburban neighborhood. Tyrese was found facedown on a rear porch with gunshot wounds to his head, body, and legs and was pronounced dead after being taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Witnesses reported a white car pulled up and shots were fired from it. Investigators recovered multiple shell casings at the scene, including .40-caliber and 9mm casings, and reviewed nearby surveillance footage, but no suspects had been identified or arrested. Area Four detectives continue to investigate. Tyrese had just finished eighth grade at Daniel Webster Elementary and was preparing to start high school; his death was one of several fatal shootings of children in Chicago that year.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicle, or surveillance footage from the area, please contact Area Four detectives.