Antoine Grant, 34, was shot and killed on February 22, 2019, in the Gage Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Around noon a group began arguing in the 5500 block of South Spaulding Avenue when gunfire broke out. Grant suffered multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, and died within the hour; an autopsy listed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death. He lived in the Austin neighborhood.

Witnesses saw a black SUV flee the scene and Area Central detectives opened a homicide investigation. Investigators later tied the killing to a drug-related robbery. Raul Carpintero, who was on bail for an attempted murder charge, was implicated after a meeting to buy marijuana turned violent. According to the case account, Carpintero allegedly pulled a gun during a struggle, a shot was fired inside the car, a Ford Explorer struck the vehicle, and then occupants of the Explorer fired into the car. Carpintero was reportedly shot in the arm and fled with an accomplice.

Carpintero faced charges that included Class X armed violence, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance, and was held without bail for violating the terms of his bond in the attempted murder case. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to the meeting on South Spaulding or the black SUV seen leaving the scene?