Ronald Johnson, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Chicago police on October 12, 2014, around 12:35 a.m. in the 5400 block of South King Drive. Tactical officers had responded to a shots-fired call and encountered Johnson; authorities say he pointed a gun at officers and one officer opened fire. Johnson was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Johnson’s mother, Dorothy Holmes, filed a federal lawsuit alleging the officers used objectively unreasonable force, bringing claims of excessive force, battery, wrongful death and survival action and seeking damages. In December 2015 Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced no charges would be filed against Officer George Hernandez, citing dashcam video that showed Johnson running away with a gun and Hernandez firing five times, two rounds striking Johnson in the knee and shoulder. The case received wider attention amid scrutiny of Chicago police shootings and federal inquiry into the department’s handling of such incidents.

Did anyone in the area witness the encounter on South King Drive that night or have information about Johnson’s movements before officers arrived?