On August 9, 2023, 17-year-old Chicago resident Jajuan Jarmon was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. near an alley in the 1100 block of West 78th Street. Jarmon suffered gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.

Jarmon’s death is another instance of gun violence in the city and remains unsolved. If anyone saw activity near the 1100 block of West 78th Street around 2:45 p.m. on August 9, 2023, or has information that could help, please come forward.