Deneal P. Maxey, 19, was killed in a daytime shooting on August 27, 2025, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. He was standing near a sidewalk on the 5200 block of West Gladys Avenue just before noon when two people approached and opened fire. Maxey was struck in the head and multiple times in the body, taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter; an autopsy ruled the death a homicide.

Police said the two assailants fled after the shooting and did not immediately release suspect descriptions. Maxey lived on the same block where the attack occurred. In the days after his death his loss was marked by memorial postings and entries on gun-violence tracking sites, and a family fundraiser was established to help with funeral expenses.

What information can anyone in Austin share about that block of West Gladys Avenue or about the midday shooting that might help investigators?