A shooting in a Riverdale, Illinois, home on June 9, 2026, left 5-year-old Roson Garret dead. Police and emergency crews responded to the 13900 block of South State Street after a report of a child with a gunshot wound; Roson was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Riverdale Police Department opened a homicide investigation and worked with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to determine the circumstances of the firearm’s discharge.

Three family members who had been in the house were detained for questioning shortly after the shooting but were later released without charges. As of mid-June 2026 the investigation remains active and unresolved; public details do not identify who owned the firearm or how it came to be in a position to kill the child. Anyone with information about Roson, the events of June 9, or the presence of a firearm in that home is asked to contact investigators.