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Samuel Michael Rockett Jr., 32, was shot in the head and killed early on October 3, 2016, in the West Side Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting happened at about 3:34 a.m. in the 100 block of North Central Avenue; Rockett was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:06 a.m. by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived on the 100 block of Bellwood Avenue in Bellwood.

A 26-year-old man was also critically wounded in the same incident, suffering gunshot injuries to the neck, chest, and jaw and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. Police found the shooting occurred inside an apartment building and officers collected evidence and secured the scene.

Investigators arrested a roommate of Rockett and charged that person with murder and attempted murder, saying the suspect had an altercation with Rockett before the shooting. No further details of the suspect’s identity or the legal proceedings are provided.

Did anyone in the area know Rockett or the roommate, or have information about that night?