Three people were killed in a brazen daytime shooting in West Garfield Park on April 17, 2026. Kenneth M. Bell Jr., 27, was standing with others on a sidewalk near the 4000 block of West Maypole Avenue, close to North Pulaski Road, when a vehicle pulled up just before 5 p.m. At least two armed people got out and opened fire. Bell suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Also killed were 36-year-old Lavell Lee, who died at the scene, and 32-year-old Rickia Williams, who was later pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. A fourth victim, a 35-year-old man whose name was not released, was critically wounded and taken to Stroger. Another man injured while fleeing suffered a broken ankle and was taken to Humboldt Park Health Hospital in good condition.

Police said the attackers fled and the vehicle used in the attack was later found burned. Officers focused part of their investigation around a nearby barbershop identified as Gotcha Faded. No motive has been released and no arrests or named suspects have been announced; Area Four Detectives are handling the case. Anyone with information or surveillance from the area is asked to come forward.