On April 26, 2021, 17-year-old Jorge Cruz was fatally shot in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The shooting happened about 10:15 a.m. in the 2700 block of South Drake Avenue while Cruz was walking with a female companion; an unknown assailant fired, striking him in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Jorge was a sophomore at Farragut Career Academy High School.

The female witness reported a small white vehicle fleeing immediately after the gunfire. Chicago Police Department Area Four detectives opened a homicide investigation. The case remains under investigation and authorities are asking for information.

If anyone saw the shooting, the white vehicle, or has other information about Jorge’s death, please share what is known with investigators.