Darius Moorman, 21, was killed on March 16, 2018, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood during a gun sale that went wrong. On the day of the meeting, Moorman drove to the 12300 block of South Lowe Avenue with that friend; Simmons entered the backseat, accepted $500, exited, and returned with 19-year-old Justin Thomas. Both men then re-entered the car and pointed guns at Moorman and his friend. When the men in the front moved, Simmons fired, wounding Moorman in the shoulder. Moorman crashed a block later and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 5:26 p.m.

Moorman’s friend identified Simmons and Thomas, and both were arrested: Simmons on a warrant when he went to meet his parole officer at the Markham Courthouse, and Thomas on April 18 in Chicago Heights. Both were charged with first-degree murder, denied bail, and held at the Cook County Jail; Thomas had a scheduled court appearance and Simmons was set to appear on June 4. The incident began as an attempted illegal gun sale and ended in a fatal shooting. If anyone knew Darius or has information about the meeting on South Lowe Avenue, please come forward.