Darion Hood, 27, was fatally shot in Chicago on February 15, 2023, around 12:58 a.m. The shooting happened in the South Deering neighborhood near the 13300 block of South Greenwood Avenue. Hood and his nephew, identified as Javunte Wheeler or Squeak, were both shot and later died at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Reports say the shooter was a person known to Hood and Wheeler, who had been a passenger in Wheeler’s car; surveillance footage reportedly indicated a personal connection between the victims and the shooter. The deaths deeply affected family members and Chicago’s music community, where Wheeler worked as a producer and DJ. A neighborhood vigil was held to honor their lives.

If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Darion Hood, please share what you remember.