Jerome Darrell Rushing, 44, was fatally shot on September 19, 2020, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. He was standing with a group of people outside in the 6900 block of South Claremont Avenue when someone opened fire. Rushing was struck multiple times in the abdomen and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled his death a homicide.

Three other people were wounded in the same attack: a 38-year-old man shot in the ankle and stabilized at Christ Medical Center; a 23-year-old man shot in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized; and a 39-year-old woman shot in the calf and treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center. As of the latest information there have been no arrests and no suspects named, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information about what happened that evening in the 6900 block of South Claremont Avenue is asked to come forward.