Ian Williams, 17, was killed in a drive-by shooting on the evening of September 13, 2025. He was standing on a sidewalk in the 11300 block of South Carpenter Street in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood around 7:15 p.m. when gunfire from a passing blue sedan struck him in the chest. Paramedics took him to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead; the Cook County medical examiner later identified him.

Area Two detectives opened a homicide investigation, canvassing the block for cameras and witnesses and mapping shell casings as they traced the sedan’s path north on Carpenter. Initial reports described suspects at large in a blue sedan; by the next day police said one person was in custody while investigators continued to seek clarity on who fired and who drove. Public remembrances and a family fundraiser noted Ian was expecting his first child in November.

No public announcement of charges or identification of additional suspects has been reported. If anyone saw the blue sedan, its occupants, or has information about the shooting on South Carpenter Street that night, please come forward.