Devell Hill, 26, of Chicago was shot to death on January 29, 2020, while walking near Madison Street and South Karlov Avenue in Garfield Park. The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, citing multiple gunshot wounds as the cause. A Chicago police officer working undercover witnessed the shooting that afternoon and attempted to apprehend a suspect, touching off a vehicle pursuit. During the chase the suspect fired at the officer, wounding him in the hand; the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Walter Johnson, was later arrested after crashing his vehicle.

Hill had been working to turn his life around. He mentored youth with the North Lawndale Boxing Out Negativity program, completed classes in financial literacy, parenting and fatherhood, and had secured a job to support his young son. Friends, family and community members held a vigil in his memory and the boxing program says it intends to continue his work.

Did anyone in Garfield Park see Hill that afternoon or know more about his efforts with the boxing program?