Earnest James was 21 when he was fatally shot on September 27, 2020, in East Garfield Park, Chicago. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. while he was on the sidewalk in the 600 block of North Sawyer Avenue. A gray sedan pulled up and someone inside opened fire, striking James in the chest; he was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

James had a prior criminal history: in April 2019 he was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm after firing into a crowd at a vigil, wounding two men; he received a two-year sentence and was released in June 2020 after serving 14 months.

Does anyone with knowledge of the incident or the neighborhood have information that could help investigators?