Matthew Jones, 27, of Blue Island, Illinois, was shot and killed on January 21, 2020 at the Shell station at 11901 S. Western Ave., near the border between Blue Island and Chicago’s Far South Side. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported Jones was shot multiple times; he was later pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Blue Island police worked the scene with the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services Unit and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force. Investigators described the shooting as an isolated incident not related to the gas station’s business.

If anyone saw the area around 11901 S. Western Ave. on January 21, 2020 or has information about the incident, please come forward.