Lashawn Blakemore, 25, of Maywood, Illinois, was shot and killed on April 26, 2020, in the Galewood neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side. The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. while Blakemore and a 21-year-old woman were inside a vehicle in the 6200 block of West Wabansia Avenue. An unknown assailant in another vehicle opened fire, striking both occupants multiple times.

Blakemore was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead; the woman was also transported to Mount Sinai in serious condition. The Cook County medical examiner ruled Blakemore’s death a homicide. Area North detectives are handling the investigation, and no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been made. The motive remains unclear and the case is open.

If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that evening, please share what can help investigators.