Two fatal shootings involving men named Maurice Jones occurred months apart in Chicago in early 2020 and appear to be distinct victims. One Maurice Jones, an 18-year-old African American, was shot in the head and died at the scene on April 7, 2020, in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Officers had responded to shots fired around 8:30 p.m. and tried to stop a vehicle in the 8000 block of South Carpenter Avenue; two people fled the vehicle, leaving the 18-year-old inside. The autopsy was inconclusive as of the report and no arrests had been made in that case.

A separate Maurice Jones, a 34-year-old African American, was killed January 10, 2020, outside a corner store in Lawndale on the West Side. A man identified as Napoleon Sharkey, also known as Jackknife, was charged in that shooting; witnesses and surveillance video were cited in linking him to the incident and he was held without bail. The motive in the Lawndale case remained unclear.

Does anyone have information about the April 7 shooting on South Carpenter Avenue or recall seeing a vehicle leaving that area that evening?