Daniel Malave, a 39-year-old Hispanic man from Chicago, was fatally shot on December 11, 2025, inside a residence in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Police reported few details about suspects or a motive and said detectives were seeking information from the public.

Malave had been active in community outreach and violence prevention. He worked as a Lead Outreach Professional for the Southwest Organizing Project, was a fellow in the Metropolitan Peace Academy’s Management and Supervision program, and spent his final year with Metropolitan Peace Initiatives. His work included mediating conflicts and mentoring high-risk individuals, informed by his own past involvement on the streets. He previously worked as a violence interrupter for CeaseFire in 2012 and faced a 2017 charge of first-degree murder tied to a 2013 beating death; his co-defendant received a lengthy prison term.

No arrests had been reported as of late December 2025. Can anyone with information about what happened that night or who might have been involved help investigators?