Jacobie Lee James, a 19-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on May 10, 2017, in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. At about 2:47 p.m. he was in the 3800 block of West Ogden Avenue when a black vehicle pulled up, two people got out and opened fire, striking him in the head and chest. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:11 p.m.

James lived in the same neighborhood where the shooting occurred. The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office handled the investigation; the medical examiner initially identified him as James L. Jacobie. The vehicle fled immediately and, despite investigative efforts, no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone saw the black vehicle or has information about the shooting on West Ogden Avenue that afternoon, please come forward.