Joe Winters, a 35-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on October 2, 2020, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred about 5:45 p.m. while Winters and a 14-year-old girl were standing outside in the 6600 block of South Oakley Avenue. Someone in a vehicle fired shots at the pair; Winters was struck in the head and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died. The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide after an autopsy the next day.

The 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to her ankle and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition; her identity has not been disclosed. If anyone was near South Oakley Avenue on the evening of October 2, 2020, or has information about this shooting, please come forward. How can readers with information contact investigators?