Maurice Jackson, a 31-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on July 14, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds late at night in a neighborhood described in reports as having high crime rates; despite efforts to save him, he died at the scene.

Investigators treated the incident as a violent, potentially targeted attack. Witnesses said a group of individuals fled the scene shortly after the shooting, and police explored a possible gang-related motive. Several suspects were questioned and arrested in the months after the killing.

One person charged was 22-year-old Maurice Harris, who faced multiple counts of first-degree murder but had his charges dropped in June 2020 after prosecutors determined the eyewitness accounts and other evidence were insufficient to meet the burden of proof. Maurice Jackson’s family and community continue to mourn his death.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.