Jason Holt, 44, was shot and killed just after 1 p.m. on September 9, 2025, in the 2500 block of East 79th Street in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. According to reports, three people approached Holt near a sidewalk and at least one opened fire, striking him multiple times. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Records place his home on the 7900 block of South Coles Avenue, not far from the shooting location.

Witnesses described a sudden burst of gunfire in broad daylight on a busy corridor at the cusp of South Shore and South Chicago. Police said detectives canvassed for surveillance footage and leads, and that no one had been taken into custody in the hours after the killing. Anyone who was in the area or who may have surveillance or information is asked to come forward.