Shuai Guan, a 33-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed during a carjacking on December 21, 2020, in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. Guan had parked his Jeep Cherokee near his home on Union Avenue and was checking his mail when carjackers approached. He handed over his keys, but the assailants, apparently unable to operate the vehicle, chased him into an alley and shot him in the back. He was on the phone with a 911 operator when he was shot; moans of pain were captured on that call. Guan was later found face-up in an alley and pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

A 16-year-old male, Denroy Garcia, was charged as an adult in connection with the killing. Surveillance video reportedly shows Garcia demanding keys, pursuing Guan into the alley, and firing three shots. Police say Garcia and an accomplice had been involved in a string of carjackings that night; both were arrested after a short foot chase and two stolen vehicles were recovered. Investigators recovered three 9mm shell casings, an Arizona Iced Tea bottle with Garcia’s DNA, and a hoodie testing positive for gunshot residue that matched the video. Guan is survived by his wife, Hongyu Bai, and their young son.

Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Shuai Guan and his family?