Dedrick Baker was 32 when he was fatally shot on June 27, 2023, in Chicago’s Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side. He was known to many as Huncho or Lil Dude. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his identity after the shooting.

Family members and community supporters marked his life by lighting 186 candles in his memory. Baker’s killing is described as part of the wider pattern of gun violence that has affected Chicago and its neighborhoods.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Dedrick, please come forward and share what you know.