Demarlon Simpkins, a 30-year-old African American man who lived in Englewood, was shot and killed on October 7, 2020, in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. Officers answered reports of a person shot about 1:20 a.m. in the 1400 block of East 67th Place and found Simpkins with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; the Cook County medical examiner identified him.

Area One detectives opened the investigation. There have been no reported arrests or identified suspects and police have not disclosed a motive. Investigators cite a lack of witnesses and few concrete leads, and the case remains open as authorities seek information that could help identify those responsible.

Does anyone who lived in or near Grand Crossing that night have information that could assist investigators?