Sosimo Sosa, 53, was shot and killed on April 18, 2025, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Police say Sosa was involved in a verbal altercation with an unidentified male in a blue vehicle shortly before 5:40 p.m.; the person in the vehicle fired a shot that struck Sosa in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death a fatal gunshot wound to the left eye.

Area 5 detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced. The motive for the confrontation and the identity of the shooter remain unclear. Sosa’s obituary notes the deep sorrow felt by family and friends; a visitation was scheduled for April 23, 2025, at Alvarez Funeral Directors in Chicago.

Did anyone in the Austin neighborhood see a blue vehicle or the confrontation that evening and have information for investigators?