James Barnes, 24, was shot in the head during a large party on Central Park Avenue in Robbins, Illinois, on June 7, 2020, and was pronounced dead at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed his death and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

Three other males were injured in the same shooting; two suffered non-life-threatening wounds and the third was treated and released. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The shooting has been described as carried out by a lone gunman and the motive remains unclear. Friends and family remember Barnes as a loyal, charitable man who worked at Ford Motor Company.

Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to come forward.