Demitry Humes, 28, was killed on May 7, 2020, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. on the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 79th Street after an argument with an unidentified person who pulled a gun and fired multiple shots. Humes was struck in the face, shoulder, and back, taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead. An autopsy later concluded he died from a gunshot wound to the chest and the death was ruled a homicide.

Area Two detectives are leading the investigation. No arrests have been made and the suspect remains at large; investigators say a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence has made the case difficult. Family and community members have held vigils and called for stronger efforts to reduce gun violence.

If anyone has information about the shooting on East 79th Street, please share what is known with investigators.