Curley Hornes, 35, was killed in a shooting on December 27, 2023, in the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation and, in initial reports, had made no arrests while asking the public for information.

Hornes’ death is one of the recent firearm fatalities on the city’s West Side and is described as leaving a void for his family and community. Few details about the circumstances of the shooting are available in initial reports. If anyone has information about what happened on December 27 in the 1300 block of South Lawndale Avenue, please share details with investigators.