Darius Barren was 29 when he was shot and killed on March 17, 2020, in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. The shooting happened in a basement in the 1400 block of West 114th Place during a physical altercation with two other men; Barren was struck in the lower back, taken to Christ Hospital, and pronounced dead. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Area South Detectives were assigned to the investigation. The two men involved fled the scene after the shooting, and no arrests were made immediately afterward. The case remained open as detectives sought witnesses and evidence while family and community members coped with the loss.

Does anyone have information about the incident or remember activity in the 1400 block of West 114th Place on March 17, 2020?