Myles Hampton, 28, was shot during a street confrontation on the night of September 13, 2025, in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Around 11 p.m., Hampton and a 21-year-old man were standing in the 900 block of West 85th Street near 85th and Sangamon when a black SUV pulled up, words were exchanged and occupants of the SUV opened fire. The younger man sustained a nonfatal gunshot wound to the right thigh and was hospitalized in good condition.

Hampton suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. He was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s autopsy determined the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide. Investigators described the shooters as occupants of a black SUV who fled the scene; as of late September, detectives continued to investigate and no arrests had been announced.

If anyone saw activity in the area of 85th and Sangamon on the night of September 13 or has information about the black SUV and its occupants, please share what was observed with investigators.