Cerron McPeak, 31, was fatally shot on November 3, 2020, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. while McPeak and two other men were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of West Madison Street. A second vehicle approached and opened fire; McPeak was struck in the head and later died at Stroger Hospital the next day at 3 p.m.

The two other men, aged 27 and 29, were both shot in the thigh and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition. Area Five detectives investigated, but no arrests had been made and the motive remained unclear. McPeak’s family and friends continue to seek answers for his death.

If anyone has information about the shooting on West Madison Street that evening, please come forward to investigators.