Jamal Daveny, a 27-year-old African American man from Bronzeville, was found unresponsive about 6:05 a.m. on May 23, 2020, inside a home in the 5900 block of South Justine Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The medical examiner identified him and ruled that he was fatally shot; his death was recorded as the first homicide that weekend.

Chicago police have been pursuing leads but, as of the latest account, no arrests have been announced and the case remains open. Daveny’s death is described as part of a broader pattern of gun violence affecting Englewood and other parts of Chicago, and family, friends and community leaders have called for greater efforts to address those problems.

Anyone with information that could help investigators is urged to come forward to assist in solving this homicide.