Esteban Herrera, 52, was found dead from gunshot wounds just after midnight on July 4, 2025, in the 3400 block of West 62nd Place in Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood. Officers arriving around 2 a.m. pronounced him dead at the scene. Reports describe him as a resident of that block and say he was fatally shot inside a home.

Community memorial pages and a family fundraiser depict Herrera as full of life and quick to smile; funeral notices show visitation and services took place in the days after the shooting. As of the initial police updates and subsequent coverage, no arrests had been announced, no suspect was publicly identified, and detectives were appealing for information while the investigation remained open.

If anyone in West Lawn that night or with knowledge of Herrera’s activities or contacts has information, please come forward to investigators.