Lonnie Rucker, a 49-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 7, 2018, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. The shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. in the 400 block of North Laramie Avenue after an argument with another male escalated and that person fired shots, striking Rucker in the leg. He was taken to Stroger Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after at 1:35 p.m.; the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound.

Area North detectives were assigned to the investigation, and no suspects were immediately apprehended. No arrests had been reported as of the latest information, and the case remained open. Few details about witnesses or evidentiary developments are provided.

If anyone has information about the shooting on North Laramie Avenue on January 7, 2018, please come forward to assist the investigation.