Christopher Walton, 29, was shot and killed on June 1, 2019, in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Officers responded about 4:11 a.m. to a ShotSpotter alert on the 7700 block of South Morgan Street and found Walton near a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival; an autopsy the next day confirmed homicide by multiple gunshot wounds.

Area South detectives handled the investigation but no suspects were immediately apprehended. The early morning timing and a lack of witnesses were cited as challenges. Family and community members made public appeals and a reward was offered as detectives continued to follow leads. The case remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact detectives with tips that could help bring answers.