Kemoni Pitchford, 18, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on January 31, 2025. The shooting took place about 3 p.m. on the 200 block of North Central Avenue while Pitchford and a 26-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk and gunfire erupted. Pitchford suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide.

The other man was shot in the chest and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition. Authorities have not released his name or described his relationship to Pitchford. As of the latest reports, no arrests have been announced, no suspects have been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone was in the 200 block of North Central Avenue that afternoon or has information about either victim, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.