Contrail Boone, 24, was fatally shot on the night of May 17, 2025. He was found wounded near 147th Street and Evers Avenue in Dolton, near the Dolton Park District’s Lester Long Fieldhouse. Officers arriving at the scene discovered two gunshot victims; Boone’s injuries proved fatal and he was pronounced dead at 9:43 p.m. at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey.

The Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Local reports describe the shooting as an isolated incident near a village park that drew a rapid police response. Authorities said the investigation remained ongoing and, as of the latest reporting, no arrests, suspects, or motive had been publicly announced.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Boone’s death, please come forward to assist the investigation.