Rick Perez, 32, was shot in the head around 5:30 p.m. on April 10, 2023, in the parking lot of the Ross Dress for Less on the 7600 block of South Cicero Avenue near the Ford City Shopping Center on the Chicago–Burbank border. He was found at the scene and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition; he died there at 8:22 p.m. the same evening.

Detectives from the Chicago Police Department’s Area Two are investigating. As of the latest reports, no one is in custody and police are seeking information from anyone who might have seen the incident or has tips to share.

Perez was the son of Miguel and Maria Perez and brother of Giovanni Perez. A visitation was held April 14, 2023, at Richard Modell Funeral Home, with a funeral mass on April 15 at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening, please contact CPD Area Two detectives or submit an anonymous tip through CPD Tips.