Demetrius Watkins, 23, was killed on March 22, 2021, in Bronzeville, Chicago. The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. while he was in the 4700 block of South Calumet Avenue. Two males approached and fired multiple shots, striking Watkins in the torso, back, and buttocks. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A 47-year-old woman was grazed in the leg by a bullet and treated at the same hospital; she was reported in good condition. Area One detectives handled the investigation and early reports described the shooting as targeted. No immediate arrests were made and there have been no widely reported updates on suspects or charges. The community and his former school, McKinley Lakeside Leadership Academy, mourned his death and remembered him as DJ.

If anyone has information that could help investigators, please come forward.