Fabian Baines, 46, was fatally shot on November 5, 2020, in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened about 7:30 p.m. in a parking lot on the 7500 block of South Racine Avenue, when an unknown assailant approached Baines and a 39-year-old woman and opened fire. Baines was struck in the abdomen and later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center; the woman was shot in the leg and stabilized at the same hospital.

The Cook County medical examiner confirmed Baines’ identity and his Gresham residence. Area Two detectives are handling the investigation; as of the last available update there have been no arrests and no suspects publicly identified. The family and community have been left seeking answers and justice for his death.

If anyone saw the incident or has information about the shooting in the 7500 block of South Racine Avenue, please share what is known with investigators.