Raymont A. Hicks was 31 when he was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on July 12, 2019, in an alley in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Officers located him in the 100 block of East 87th Street; he had multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police described the killing as appearing to be a targeted attack. Investigators collected evidence and interviewed witnesses, but no arrests were announced and the case remained unsolved for some time. Community fear of retaliation and reluctance to cooperate were reported as obstacles to the investigation, and patrols in the area were increased afterward.

Anyone with information about Raymont Hicks or the shooting on July 12, 2019, is asked to come forward.