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On September 14, 2020, at about 5:40 a.m., 26-year-old Lazaro Vazquez was fatally shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. Vazquez and his girlfriend were driving near the 2900 block of West Chicago Avenue and identified a white sedan they believed to be unoccupied. Surveillance footage shows Vazquez approach the driver’s side and try to open the door. As the door opened, a man later identified as 33-year-old Adam Woods stepped out. Vazquez turned to flee and Woods fired at least three shots, striking Vazquez in the back of the head, lower back, and knee. Vazquez was unarmed and was later pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.

After an investigation, Adam Woods was arrested February 18, 2021, and charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors showed surveillance video of Woods wearing a mask as he exited and re-entered the vehicle registered to his girlfriend, and a red cell phone recovered at the scene was traced to him. Prosecutors also noted two prior felony firearm charges and indicated an armed habitual criminal charge was expected. Woods was ordered held without bail.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw activity around West Chicago Avenue that morning who can add detail to the timeline?