Dominic Dupree, also known as Dominic Palace, was fatally shot on Friday, October 13, 2023, in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Dupree, 25 and described as gender nonconforming, was inside a vehicle in an alley in the 7800 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when gunfire broke out at about 10:46 p.m. They were struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide following an autopsy.

Dupree was born in Indianapolis and later lived in Gary, Indiana, where they attended Thea Bowman Leadership Academy and 21st Century Charter School of Gary. Before moving to Chicago, Dupree ran two businesses: Private Protection Division LLC and Hondo IV Lawncare & Snow Removal LLC. Family members have set up a GoFundMe using Dupree’s birth name alongside their chosen name and male pronouns to help cover funeral expenses. Chicago Police Department Area Two detectives are investigating; no one is in custody.

This was recorded as the 32nd reported violent death of a trans or gender nonconforming person in 2023. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or witnessed activity in the 7800 block of South Jeffery Boulevard on October 13?