A violent late-night shooting in West Garfield Park left a 45-year-old man dead on December 5, 2025. Officers were called shortly before 11:30 p.m. to the 3800 block of West Adams Street, where first responders found the victim unresponsive on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and later pronounced dead; the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Carl McDonald.

Area Four detectives opened a homicide investigation and processed the scene, placing at least 31 evidence markers where bullets or other items were found, a sign of substantial gunfire. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and sought surveillance footage, but police had not released a suspect description or a motive and no arrests had been reported in the weeks after the shooting.

Anyone who was in the 3800 block of West Adams Street on the night of December 5, 2025, or who has footage or information about the incident is asked to contact investigators.