Tyrese Smith was 18 when he was shot and killed inside a business in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on April 1, 2026. Emergency responders were called to the scene, but Smith died of his injuries. Initial accounts identified the cause of death as a shooting; the circumstances that led to the violence have not been made clear.

No suspect names or arrests have been publicly disclosed, and investigators continued to work the case in the days and weeks afterward. The death landed on a community already familiar with gun violence and has left family and friends waiting for answers and justice.

If anyone was in or near that business on April 1 and saw anything or has information about Tyrese Smith’s shooting, please come forward.