Xavier S. Pointer was 19 when he was fatally shot in Auburn Gresham on the South Side of Chicago on March 27, 2020. He was walking in the 8500 block of South Carpenter Street just before 10 p.m. when an armed male emerged from a gangway, announced a robbery and, after Xavier said he had nothing to give, shot him in the chest. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn but died about half an hour later; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide the next day.

The suspect fled the scene immediately and remains at large. Area South detectives with the Chicago Police Department are investigating; as of the latest updates no arrests have been made. The shooting has prompted vigils and memorials in the community and renewed calls for efforts to address gun violence and public safety.

If anyone has information about the shooting on South Carpenter Street the investigators would like to hear from you.