Fausto Rodriguez, 34, was shot while seated in a parked vehicle in Chicago’s Belmont Gardens neighborhood on November 12, 2020. The shooting occurred around 9:05 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Fullerton Avenue when shots were fired from a black SUV. Rodriguez was struck in the head and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he died the next day; the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

A second man, 23, who was with Rodriguez in the vehicle was also critically wounded in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Area Five detectives are handling the investigation; as of the latest update there have been no arrests and police have not released information about suspects or a motive. The family and community continue to seek answers about what happened.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the black SUV involved, please share it with Area Five detectives.