Benjamin Dawkins, 27, was killed on May 1, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He and a 30-year-old man were outside in the 5600 block of South Morgan Street just before midnight when they heard gunfire and both felt pain. Dawkins suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the hip, shoulder, and buttocks and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 30-year-old was also critically wounded and taken to the same hospital; he was unable to provide a description of the shooter.

The Cook County medical examiner identified the deceased as Benjamin Dawkins. Area One detectives with the Chicago Police Department opened an investigation, but as of the latest information no arrests have been made and no suspects identified. Dawkins’s death occurred amid a surge in shootings in Chicago in 2021.

If anyone has information about the shooting on the 5600 block of South Morgan Street the investigators would welcome a tip.