Darryl Herron, 27, was killed on February 2, 2021, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street at about 7 p.m. when an unknown assailant opened fire and struck him in the chest. Herron was found unresponsive outside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene; the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Area One detectives are handling the investigation. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified; detectives continue to seek information to solve the case. The shooting left Herron’s family and the community seeking answers and justice.

If anyone saw activity in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street on February 2, 2021, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.