Ernie Gardner was a 36-year-old man from Chicago who was shot on June 28, 2017, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the 4000 block of West Division. An unknown assailant approached and fired multiple shots, then fled the scene. Gardner was taken to hospital and died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds on August 15, 2017; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

No immediate arrests or identified suspects were reported and the Chicago Police Department continued to seek leads. Reported obstacles included a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence, which investigators said hampered progress.

If anyone has information about the shooting on West Division on June 28, 2017, or knew Ernie Gardner, please come forward to help the ongoing investigation.