Zet Rodriguez, 24, a Chicago father and crisis counselor, was fatally shot on May 10, 2024, while walking to a bus stop in the 3900 block of North Pittsburgh Avenue in the Dunning neighborhood around 7 a.m., a block from his home. A suspect, later identified as Divonte Calhoun, approached and attempted to rob him, then shot him in the chest; surveillance video reportedly shows the shooter searching Rodriguez’s pockets after he fell. A nearby resident tried to help by using her sweater, but Rodriguez succumbed to his injuries.

Police initially detained two people of interest and released them, then later arrested Calhoun again after obtaining additional evidence including cell phone data, and took Justin Redmond, 41, into custody. Both men, described as convicted felons on parole at the time, were charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. Rodriguez graduated from Noble Street College Prep and earned a psychology degree from Albion College; he had returned to Chicago in 2022 to pursue social work. He leaves a six-month-old daughter and a partner expecting their second child; a family fundraiser had raised over $36,000.

The killing has been described as a random act of violence with no known connection between Rodriguez and the suspects. If anyone has information about the early-morning shooting near North Pittsburgh Avenue, please share what is known.