Brandon Maxey, 26, was shot and killed on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. According to police, he was riding in a car around 1:30 p.m. on the first block of North Lavergne Avenue when another vehicle pulled alongside and someone opened fire. Struck multiple times, Maxey was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities describe the attack as a brief, drive-by style encounter between two cars on a residential block. The timeline, location, and the victim’s name and age have been confirmed by the Cook County medical examiner and Chicago police. As of the reporting immediately after the shooting, no arrests had been announced and no suspects named, leaving motive and responsibility unresolved.

Did anyone in Austin on August 12 see the vehicles involved or have information about who might have been behind this attack?