Caron Reaves, a 19-year-old African American male, was killed on April 12, 2021, in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Officers responded about 6:45 p.m. to a report of a person shot in the 200 block of East 51st Street and found Reaves unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest in the courtyard behind an apartment building. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and later pronounced dead; the Cook County medical examiner identified him as Caron Reaves, 19.

No arrests have been announced and the investigation was described as ongoing, with detectives still seeking information. The community reaction noted in reports emphasized shock and calls for more action on gun violence in Bronzeville.

If anyone knew Caron, saw activity in the 200 block of East 51st Street that evening, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.