Marcus Chatman was 14 when he was shot and killed on the evening of June 18, 2026, near 80th and Carpenter in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. He had just finished his freshman year, played youth football with the Midwest Hawks where his stepfather coached, and was about to turn 15. According to the family account and video footage reported by witnesses, Marcus was walking ahead of a group of people he considered friends when shots were fired and he was struck in the back. Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene.

His mother, Ahmani Hicks, said she believed he was betrayed by his so-called friends. The Chicago Police Department opened a homicide investigation; in the weeks after the shooting no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. Marcus’s family and the local football community held fundraisers and memorial gatherings as they sought answers.

If anyone in Auburn Gresham that night saw what happened or has information, please come forward.