Kennedy Blount, a 30-year-old African American man and Austin neighborhood resident, was shot and killed on June 8, 2018, in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. The shooting happened around 7 p.m. while Blount was walking in the 1600 block of South Homan Avenue. A gray Jaguar pulled up, an unknown person exited the vehicle and opened fire, striking Blount in the head and right arm. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Police say the shooter fled in the same gray Jaguar, heading south on Homan Avenue. At the time of the incident no suspects were in custody and Area Central detectives were investigating; the case remained open with no reported arrests. If anyone has information about what happened that evening or about the gray Jaguar, contact investigators.