Tyrese Hearon, 19, was shot and killed on January 22, 2020, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. He was driving a gray SUV with two other teens when the group stopped in the 200 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue and confronted people on the corner as part of a narcotics-related robbery. A person on the corner produced a gun and opened fire. Tyrese was struck multiple times, tried to drive away, crashed the vehicle, and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Two companions in the SUV, both shot in the legs, were also transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered near the vehicle. The two teens who were shot and another person in the SUV were taken into custody but not charged at that time. Subsequently, Semaj McMullen, 19, and Deandre Davis, 18, were arrested and charged with armed robbery with a firearm; both were ordered held without bail and were due back in court.

If anyone has information about the events on South Kilpatrick Avenue that night or knew Tyrese, please share what you know.