Jahmere Collins, 17, was found fatally shot in the back of the head on the morning of Friday, August 7, 2026, in the 4900 block of West Washington Boulevard in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. He was discovered unresponsive just before 9:15 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Area Four detectives with the Chicago Police Department opened an investigation into the homicide. In the days immediately after the shooting, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced. The killing has left family and friends without answers and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Jahmere’s death or saw activity in the 4900 block of West Washington Boulevard the morning of August 7, contact the detectives handling the case.