Corey Ceeski Staples was 17 when he was found shot multiple times on the 8300 block of South Oglesby Avenue in Chicago in the early morning of July 30, 2026. A passerby discovered him at about 1:28 a.m.; Chicago Fire Department personnel took him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:00 a.m. Investigators recovered about six shell casings near where he was found and a screwdriver next to a nearby vehicle.

A review of 911 records showed no reports of gunfire before Corey’s body was discovered. The neighborhood had previously been covered by the ShotSpotter system, but the city’s contract for that technology had ended. Family and friends said Corey, who was about to start his senior year of high school, was a jokester who kept people laughing. The Chicago Police Department is treating the death as a homicide; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and detectives continue to investigate.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about Corey’s death, please contact the Chicago Police Department.