Tysean Thomas, a 20-year-old African American man from Chicago, was shot on February 8, 2021, while driving in the 9000 block of South May Street in the Brainerd neighborhood at about 2:50 p.m. An unknown assailant fired, striking Thomas in the head and chest. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and died of his wounds on February 10, 2021; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Area Two detectives with the Chicago Police Department opened the investigation after the shooting; no arrests were made initially and the case remained active. Later, 22-year-old Tyree Belfield was arrested by the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree murder, accused of shooting Thomas multiple times on the afternoon of February 8. The case has been set in motion through the criminal process.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that afternoon on South May Street, please share what is known with investigators.