On July 26, 2019, 28-year-old Desmond Curry was fatally shot around midnight in the 700 block of North Waller Avenue in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Curry was standing near a vehicle when an unknown assailant approached and shot him. He was taken to Stroger Hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead.

Family and friends remembered Curry as a loving, kind, and goofy person and described him as an amazing father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about who approached the vehicle that night is asked to contact investigators to help bring justice and closure to the family.