Carlos Casas was 30 when he was fatally shot on July 29, 2024, in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood. The shooting took place in the 9800-block of South Avenue J before 9:16 p.m.; Casas was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and taken to a hospital, where he later died. The Cook County medical examiner identified him as the victim.

As of November 6, 2024, no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been identified. The case remains unsolved and is recorded as another shooting death amid the city’s broader problem with gun violence.

If anyone has information about what happened on the 9800-block of South Avenue J that evening, please come forward and share what you know.