Jose Francisco Sanchez-Guerrero, 21, was killed on March 12, 2021, in a triple shooting on the front porch of a home in the 1800 block of Hovland Court in Evanston. The shooting occurred about 11:45 a.m.; a male suspect approached the house, opened fire on three men and fled north across Emerson Street. Sanchez-Guerrero and 20-year-old Demarcus Cokley of Des Plaines died of multiple gunshot wounds; an 18-year-old Evanston man was injured.

The Evanston Police Department and detectives from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force investigated but no arrests have been announced and the shooter remains at large. Sanchez-Guerrero’s death echoes earlier losses in his family: two older brothers were previously victims of gun violence. Community leaders have cited the case in calls for initiatives such as gun buybacks aimed at reducing violence.

Was anyone in the area that morning who saw someone crossing Emerson Street or who can help identify the shooter?