Eddy N. Vaughns, 33, was shot and killed on November 2, 2019, in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. A physical altercation at a business on the 10900 block of South Vernon Avenue escalated; Vaughns was shot in the chest and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators say Vaughns had a verbal argument earlier that day with 36-year-old Brian Wyatt at a convenience store on the 400 block of East 111th Street. Surveillance reportedly shows Wyatt, wearing a multicolored hoodie, starting the quarrel around 3:15 p.m. The men, described as friends for about 20 years, walked back to Vaughns’ home where the confrontation turned physical on the sidewalk. As Vaughns approached his front door, Wyatt allegedly followed and shot him twice, one wound to the jaw and one to the chest, while the gun remained in his jacket pocket.

Afterward Wyatt is reported to have left Vaughns on his steps, returned and tried to help him up, then misled police by saying he thought shots came from someone else. Cell phone data placed Wyatt at the scene; he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and was denied bail in February 2022. Does anyone have information about the confrontation that led to this shooting or knew either man?