Gerald Kates, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 7, 2021, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. The shooting happened about 2:35 p.m. in front of a home in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue. Kates suffered gunshot wounds to both legs and the abdomen and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified 20-year-old Larry Hogan as the primary suspect. Surveillance footage reportedly showed a man extending an arm and firing multiple shots at Kates; although the shooter’s face was not visible, detectives matched the clothing in the video to Hogan’s clothing. Three of Kates’ family members who heard the gunfire looked out and identified Hogan as the shooter. When officers later tried to arrest Hogan, he resisted, shoved an officer and reportedly reached for a gun in his backpack; an officer sustained a fractured hand and a loaded Glock with an automatic switch and an extended 50-round drum magazine was recovered.

Hogan was charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a machine gun, aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting arrest; a judge ordered him held without bail on the murder charge. Does anyone have additional information about Gerald Kates, his movements that day, or other witnesses who were nearby?