On the morning of February 9, 2026, a 25-year-old man, Sencere D. Riley, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The attack occurred about 8:37 a.m. in the 4800 block of West Lake Street as residents were starting their day. Riley had just stepped out of a ride-share vehicle when a black SUV reportedly pulled up, two men exited and opened fire, striking him multiple times in the neck and back. The shooters then fled eastbound in the SUV.

First responders found Riley in critical condition and transported him to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:05 a.m. Police recovered multiple shell casings at the scene. Area Four detectives have opened a homicide investigation; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the Austin neighborhood see the black SUV or the men who ran from the scene that morning?