Irvin Coats, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot to death on November 26, 2019, in Chicago’s Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side. He was inside a vehicle in the 7400 block of South Langley Avenue about 3:55 p.m. when another vehicle approached and an unknown assailant opened fire. Coats was struck multiple times in the chest and later died at the University of Chicago Hospital; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide after an autopsy.

Area Central detectives are handling the investigation. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. Investigators say a lack of witnesses and concrete leads has hindered progress, and the community has been asked to come forward with information.

If anyone has information about what happened in the 7400 block of South Langley Avenue on November 26, 2019, please share it with Area Central detectives.