Vashon Simmons, a 44-year-old African American man from Matteson, Illinois, was shot and killed on February 22, 2020, in Washington Park, Chicago. He was sitting in a parked vehicle on the first block of East 57th Street just before 8 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached and fired multiple shots, striking him in the torso and forearm. Simmons was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead early the next day.

The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the shooting. Area Central detectives were investigating but as of the latest updates no arrests had been made. The family and community were left mourning and seeking justice for Simmons.

If anyone has information that could help identify the person who fired on Simmons or saw activity near East 57th Street that evening, please share what is known with investigators.