Shedrick Joel McPherson Jr., a 31-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on July 5, 2017, in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around 12:01 a.m. in the 300 block of East 47th Street on the South Side while McPherson was one of three people standing outside and an unknown assailant opened fire. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Two other men were wounded in the same incident: a 33-year-old who was critically injured and taken to Stroger Hospital, and a 45-year-old who was shot in the chest and stabilized at Stroger Hospital. The shooting was reported as part of a violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago during which over 100 people were wounded in various incidents. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Shedrick McPherson Jr., his activities that night, or the shooting on East 47th Street, please come forward with any leads.