Jalen Harris was a 19-year-old African American man killed in a drive-by shooting on February 16, 2021, in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. At about 1 a.m. he and a 20-year-old woman were driving in the 8300 block of South Damen Avenue when an unknown person in a passing SUV opened fire. Harris was struck multiple times in the face and chest; the woman was shot in the leg and later reported to be in good condition. Harris was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and died hours later.

Area Two detectives continue to investigate, and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open as authorities seek information from the public to identify the shooter or shooters. If anyone saw the vehicle involved or has information about the early-morning shooting on South Damen Avenue, please come forward to help bring answers to Harris’s family.