Deantate Lejohn, a 32-year-old African American man who lived in West Englewood, was shot and killed in Chicago on July 1, 2018. The shooting happened about 5 a.m. in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the 6600 block of South Western Avenue. After being shot multiple times by an unknown assailant, Lejohn managed to drive three blocks south before crashing into a pole; he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Area Central detectives and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office handled the investigation. No arrests or suspects had been reported. Lejohn’s death was one of several shootings that weekend in the city — that period saw 23 people shot and three fatalities, including him — underscoring ongoing gun violence across multiple neighborhoods.

Anyone with information about the shooting on the 6600 block of South Western Avenue on July 1, 2018, is asked to come forward.