Martinez Williams, 51, was killed in an armed robbery at a liquor store in West Englewood on January 1, 2025. Authorities say two people entered the business in the 7500 block of South Racine Avenue about 12:31 p.m.; one assailant, armed with a firearm, demanded Williams’s property and shot him in the chest and right leg. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition and later died. Williams lived in the 7700 block of South Aberdeen Street, close to the scene.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his identity and cause of death. The store has surveillance cameras and police are reviewing footage; no arrests have been made and the suspects remain at large. The killing was one of several shootings reported across the city that day. If anyone has information about this robbery and fatal shooting, please contact Chicago police.