On December 30, 2023, 19-year-old Mylez Tucker was fatally shot while seated in a vehicle in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened about 1:45 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Madison Street. Tucker was one of five occupants in the car when a passenger fired a gun, striking him.

After the shooting the shooter and two other passengers ran from the scene on foot. Tucker was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Area Four detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone saw activity in the 5200 block of West Madison Street around 1:45 p.m. on December 30 or has information about the passengers who fled, please share what is known with investigators.