Kendrick Woods, 28, was shot and killed in Humboldt Park, Chicago, on May 12, 2019. He had traveled from Madison, Wisconsin, to surprise his mother for Mother’s Day and was sitting in a vehicle around 1:15 a.m. when someone fired from an alley, striking him in the abdomen. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and died about eight hours later.

Family remembered Kendrick as a loving, generous father and brother. He had recently left a factory job in Madison to care for his two youngest children, ages 4 and 7, while his two older sons, 9 and 11, lived in Chicago with their mother. His younger brother, Patrick Woods, described him as kind-hearted and not involved in trouble.

Area Central detectives continue to investigate, and as of the latest available update no arrests or suspects have been identified. If anyone has information about Kendrick’s killing, please come forward.