An 18-year-old named Javin A. K. Sampson was shot and killed on February 14, 2020, in Chicago’s Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 3:40 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Paulina Street and found Sampson with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was later pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Chicago Police Department Area South detectives are investigating, but no arrests or identified suspects have been announced. The loss has left family and the community seeking answers. If anyone has information about what happened on February 14, 2020, please contact investigators.