Kh’aden Johnson, 2, was fatally wounded by a gunshot sustained inside a South Side residence in the Chatham neighborhood shortly after 1 p.m. on September 8, 2025. Police said the toddler accidentally shot himself in the face in the 300 block of East 87th Street. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at approximately 4:45 p.m.

Authorities detained a person of interest for questioning the hours after the shooting but released that individual without charges by the evening; detectives continued to investigate how the 2-year-old gained access to the firearm. The death came amid a series of accidental shootings involving children in the city that year, and police and community groups emphasized distributing gun locks and promoting safe firearm storage afterward.

Did anyone in the Chatham area see or hear anything that might explain how the child obtained the gun?