Derius Coleman, a 29-year-old African American man, was shot to death on August 28, 2020, in the early morning in the 8500 block of South Muskegon Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood. Witnesses heard gunshots and found Coleman lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds; he died at the scene despite efforts to save him.

Investigators concluded the shooting was targeted. The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation but, as of the latest information in this report, no arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. Community groups have worked to bring attention to the killing and to support Coleman’s family.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity in the 8500 block of South Muskegon Avenue in the early morning hours of August 28, 2020, please come forward to investigators.