Demarco Conley, a 27-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on September 14, 2020, in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. He had just entered a vehicle in the 1200 block of West Leland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. when someone in a dark-colored vehicle fired multiple shots. Conley was struck in the chest, neck, and abdomen and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators concluded Conley was targeted as he entered his car. The shooter fled immediately in the dark-colored vehicle and remains unidentified; no arrests have been announced and the case remains open. Family and community members have publicly called for justice and expressed frustration over the lack of leads and arrests.

Anyone with information about Conley, the dark-colored vehicle, or the events on West Leland Avenue that night is asked to come forward.