Isiah Matthews, 58, died on March 12, 2025, from complications related to a gunshot wound he sustained during a February 18, 2025, robbery incident in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

The woman’s 38-year-old son struggled with Matthews, and at some point Matthews received a gunshot wound to his left leg. He was arrested at the scene, treated at Stroger Hospital and later transferred to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he died nearly a month later.

Authorities have not disclosed who fired the shot, and no one at the scene admitted to hearing or discharging a firearm. Area 4 detectives are investigating and the case remains open.

Did anyone witness the encounter on West Congress Parkway or have information about what happened that day?