Sid Taylor, a 40-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on July 26, 2018, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around midnight in the 5200 block of South Peoria Street while Taylor stood with two friends in front of a house. Rodney Jones, 44, approached through a nearby gangway and began arguing with Taylor. Jones left and returned about 30 minutes later; during the renewed confrontation Jones pushed Taylor into a fence and Taylor fought back. A friend tried to intervene, and Jones then pulled a gun and pointed it at Taylor.

Taylor raised his hands and tried to run, but Jones fired multiple shots, striking Taylor in the arms and back. Taylor fell, got up and ran before collapsing; officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found him unresponsive. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead. Jones was arrested and charged in connection with the killing; court filings during the case discussed prior altercations and the defense sought to introduce evidence that Taylor had previously drawn a firearm during an argument.