George William Davenport III, 31, was fatally shot in the early hours of March 9, 2025, in River North. The shooting happened about 3:15 a.m. on a sidewalk in the 500 block of North Franklin Street after an argument between Davenport and another man escalated into a physical fight. The other individual produced a firearm and shot Davenport multiple times in the chest.

Davenport, a resident of Chicago’s South Side, was taken to Northwestern Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:42 a.m. The shooter fled the scene and, as of the latest update, no arrests have been announced. Area Three detectives with the Chicago Police Department are investigating, and officials have not released information about a motive or a suspect description.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on North Franklin Street that night or has information that could help identify the shooter, please contact Area Three detectives.