Mohammed K. Al Hijoj, 39, was fatally shot on Sunday, December 3, 2023, while driving in the 1700 block of North Lotus Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood of Chicago. A witness reported the car stopped, shots were heard, and four male passengers fled the scene after jumping out of the vehicle. Al Hijoj was struck several times and later died at Loyola University Medical Center; a gun was found a few feet from the vehicle. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Al Hijoj, known as Moe, co-founded suburban Westmont-based Chicago Worldwide Limo, drove limousines for over a decade and also worked Uber Black and by phone bookings. He helped create a WhatsApp network of more than 1,000 Chicago limo drivers. He was a devoted husband and father of three, including an infant 7 months old, and planned to visit family in Jordan about a week before the shooting. Area 5 detectives are investigating motive; no arrests have been announced. A GoFundMe established for funeral expenses had raised over $68,000 by December 5, 2023, and his body is to be flown to Jordan for burial.

If anyone knew Mohammed, his work, or his movements that evening, please share information with Area 5 detectives.