Charlesquille Ballard, a 23-year-old African American man, was shot on April 9, 2019, in the 1500 block of East 72nd Street in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. He was walking from a home to his vehicle when he was shot in the chest and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died six days later on April 15, 2019.

The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office classified the death as a homicide. Area Central detectives were assigned to the case, but there were no immediate arrests or identified suspects and the investigation remained open.

If anyone has information that could help investigators or knew Charlesquille Ballard, please contact Area Central detectives with any leads.