Benjamin Barber, a 62-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago on April 24, 2021. The shooting happened at about 6:10 a.m. while Barber stood on the sidewalk outside his home on West Monroe Street. An unknown assailant approached, produced a handgun and fired multiple times. Barber was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and died there the next day at 9:48 a.m.; the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds.

The Chicago Police Department investigated the killing, but as of the latest reports no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been identified. No motive has been disclosed and the case remains unsolved. If anyone in East Garfield Park saw Barber that morning or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators. How can the community help bring forward witnesses or tips?