Darius Pirtle, 23, was shot on the evening of September 21, 2020, while sitting in his car in the 8200 block of South Indiana Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. An unknown assailant fired at the vehicle, striking him in the head. Pirtle tried to drive away after being shot but crashed into a garage and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. He died there two days later on September 23, 2020; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

The Chicago Police Department has been seeking information from the public and no arrests had been announced as of the latest updates. Darius’s family continues to seek answers and justice. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that evening, please come forward.