Carlos A. Grays, a 39-year-old Black man from Chicago, was shot and killed on September 5, 2024, in North Lawndale. Just after 11 p.m. he and another man were standing in the street in the 1500 block of South Kenneth Avenue when someone approached and opened fire. Neighbors heard the shots; first responders took Grays to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead before midnight. Police and the Cook County medical examiner reported he was struck multiple times, including in the back of the head.

The other victim, a 42-year-old man, was shot in the abdomen, shoulder, and buttocks and was listed in fair condition at Mount Sinai. Records show Grays lived in the 1300 block of South Christiana Avenue, a few streets east of where he fell. Witnesses told reporters the shooter fled in a dark-colored sedan and shell casings were left at the scene. Detectives from Area Four opened a homicide investigation and said no one was in custody in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone in North Lawndale that night saw the dark-colored sedan or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.