Monte Tillman, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on May 26, 2014, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around 3:15 p.m. near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue. Police say an unknown assailant approached Tillman as he walked on Lake Street, produced a gun and fired multiple shots. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m.; the Cook County Medical Examiner listed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.

Initial investigation reported the shooter fled the scene and the Chicago Police Department canvassed the area for witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage, but no immediate arrest or publicly identified suspect was reported in the months after the killing. Community members held vigils and rallies calling for justice and attention to violence in the neighborhood.

If anyone witnessed the shooting near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue on May 26, 2014, or has information that could help identify the shooter, please come forward.