Andre Bradford, a 26-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on the evening of August 27, 2013, in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood. The shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. while he was walking on the sidewalk in the 1600 block of West 59th Street. A male gunman approached and fired, striking Bradford in the back of the head. He was rushed to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County unconscious and was pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m. that night.

Bradford lived on the 5700 block of South Hermitage Avenue. Area South detectives handled the investigation but did not immediately apprehend any suspects, and the case was described as challenging because of a lack of witnesses and the sudden nature of the attack. No significant breakthroughs or arrests have been reported in connection with the murder. Anyone with information about what happened is asked to come forward.