On Sunday, April 9, 2023, 24-year-old Myles Buie was found inside a parked vehicle in the 400 block of West New York Street near Chestnut in Aurora, Illinois, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Aurora police responded to multiple calls about a shooting shortly before 10:00 p.m.; paramedics transported Buie to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Aurora Police Department’s Bureau of Investigations and Evidence Technicians are handling the homicide investigation. As of the latest reports, no one is in custody. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Aurora Police Department’s Investigations Division at (630) 256-5500 or submit anonymous tips to Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000 or via p3tips.com/135. A $5,000 reward has been offered for tips leading to an arrest.

Family members described Buie as a hard worker, a great father, and someone who loved spending time with family and friends; they set up a GoFundMe to help organize a memorial that had raised over $2,700. If anyone in the Aurora area knew Myles or saw activity near West New York Street the night of April 9, please come forward with information.