Yarnell Hicks, a 24-year-old African American man, was killed in a midday shooting on November 3, 2020, in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. He was in a vehicle with two others around 2:25 p.m. in the 600 block of South Kostner Avenue when an unknown assailant opened fire. Hicks was struck in the body and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the Cook County medical examiner confirmed his identity and age.

Two other people in the vehicle were wounded: a 22-year-old African American man who was shot in the hand and ear and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, and a 52-year-old African American woman shot in the neck and listed in serious condition at the same hospital. Area Four detectives are investigating, but no arrests or identified suspects have been reported and the motive remains unclear. The shooting occurred the same day as another fatal shooting in the area.

If anyone has information about the attack on South Kostner Avenue or saw anything in Lawndale that afternoon, please share tips with detectives.