Johnie Maurice Veal, 42, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on the evening of January 14, 2025. Police found him at about 6:35 p.m. in the 400 block of North Springfield Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead at 7:23 p.m. The Cook County medical examiner later ruled the death a homicide following an autopsy.

Area 4 detectives are investigating, but no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. Authorities say there are no updates on motives or leads and are seeking information from the public. The shooting highlights ongoing concerns about gun violence in Humboldt Park.

If anyone has information about Johnie Veal’s death or was in the area that evening, please contact the investigators with what you know.