Edward V Duling, a 29-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot the night of October 18, 2017, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. Police responded about 11:15 p.m. to a report of a person shot in the 7800 block of South Cornell Avenue and discovered Duling in a parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body; he was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived on the same block where he was found.

Born November 14, 1987, Duling’s death deeply affected his family and community; his sister Patricia Duling left public messages expressing enduring love and sorrow. Reports note some prior minor traffic-related arrests in 2014 and 2015, none of which are described as connected to the killing. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved and listed among local cold cases.

If anyone has information about what happened on Cornell Avenue that night, please contact the Chicago Police Department.