Junius Thurston, a 33-year-old African American man, was killed on May 7, 2020, at a BP station in the 1000 block of South Desplaines Street in Chicago’s South Loop. Police say a black Audi pulled into the lot, a rear passenger exited and opened fire, and chased Thurston as he fled north. He collapsed after being shot, the assailant fired additional close-range shots, then left the scene with two others in the Audi. Thurston was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead of multiple gunshot wounds.

Detectives collected 25 shell casings and viewed surveillance footage; employees at the station witnessed the attack. Investigators describe the shooting as likely gang-related. Thurston had recently been discharged from parole after a three-year sentence for a firearm violation and was known to law enforcement. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

Did anyone in the South Loop on May 7, 2020, see the black Audi or the people who left in it?