Omar Alvarado was a 15-year-old boy from suburban Harvey, Illinois, who was shot and killed on the evening of September 26, 2020, in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago. He was struck in the head about 9:20 p.m. while in the 11600 block of South Prairie Avenue and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition; he was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office autopsied Omar the next day and ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Area Two detectives from the Chicago Police Department handled the investigation.

If anyone has information about Omar, his movements that evening, or the shooting on South Prairie Avenue, please come forward.