Dovantae Jackson was a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in the early hours of September 1, 2019, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 2:19 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Washington Boulevard and found Dovantae unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to his leg and back. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy ruled his death a homicide by multiple gunshot wounds.

Dovantae lived in the area where he was shot. His death occurred during a violent Labor Day weekend in Chicago. There were no immediate witnesses to the shooting, and Area North detectives opened an investigation but had not identified or arrested any suspects in the immediate aftermath. The community response reflected concern about persistent gun violence.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with investigators.