Cedric Hurst was 19 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 1, 2017, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Officers answered a report of two shooting victims at about 2:11 a.m. near Andover and Revere streets and found Hurst and a 21-year-old man on the ground. Hurst had a gunshot wound to the head and was initially taken to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, then airlifted to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. the same day.

A loaded semi-automatic handgun was found beneath his body. The other victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left leg and was treated at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields. The shooting remains unsolved and the Chicago Heights Police Department continues to seek information as no arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about that night or the people involved, please contact the Chicago Heights Police Department.