Dion Butler, 34, was shot in the neck and died after being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center following an early-morning shooting on July 4, 2024. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street in Englewood.

His death was one of many during a violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago that saw at least 19 people killed and 87 wounded citywide, including four mass shootings that wounded 24 and killed four. The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson increased officer deployment and canceled days off in response; Mayor Johnson offered condolences to affected families and communities. No suspects, arrests, or trials have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone who knew Butler or has information about the shooting in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street is asked to come forward.