Mario Ballard, a 39-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on September 15, 2018, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. He was leaning into a parked vehicle in the early evening when an assailant in a gray car fired multiple shots, fatally wounding him.

The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation that has struggled to produce clear leads. Witness accounts and evidence collected at the scene did not yield an identified suspect, and the shooter left the scene in the gray vehicle. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

Mario’s family and community remember him as a beloved individual whose life was cut short by gun violence. If anyone has information about that evening or about a gray car seen in the area on September 15, 2018, please contact the Chicago Police Department.