Daryle Hall, 26, was fatally shot on the evening of July 7, 2026, near 54th and Peoria in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Officers found him just before 7 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner later confirmed his identity.

Area One detectives with the Chicago Police Department opened the homicide investigation immediately. In the day after the shooting no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced. Authorities have not released a motive or detailed timeline of events leading up to the shooting, and investigators were still working to piece together what happened.

Anyone who was in the area of 54th and Peoria on the evening of July 7, or who has information about Daryle Hall’s death, is asked to contact detectives with any tips.