Jerrold Parr, 69, was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a residence in Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood in the early hours of June 19, 2025. A family member discovered him around 2 a.m. in the 9200 block of South Dobson Avenue; first responders took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Area 2 detectives opened an investigation before dawn. Police said they were speaking with a person of interest and that the shooting might be domestic in nature, but no charges were announced as detectives gathered statements and processed the scene. By the end of the day the death had been recorded among Chicago’s 2025 homicides, and public reports continued to list only a person of interest under questioning as investigators pursued leads.

If anyone knew Jerrold Parr, his routines, or observed anything near South Dobson Avenue around that time, please share information with investigators.