Derrick M. Burrows, 30, was fatally shot on June 12, 2013, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Around 5:50 p.m. Burrows and a friend were parked in the 5400 block of West Quincy Street and reportedly blocking traffic when another vehicle tried to pass. The two vehicles moved briefly but came into close proximity again in the 5200 block of Quincy, where an argument erupted and the shooter opened fire.

Burrows was struck multiple times — in the chest and arm, with a graze wound to the head — and was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in serious condition before being transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he died the same day. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooter fired at least ten times and attempted to flee, becoming involved in a four-car collision near Laramie Avenue.

This incident began as a traffic confrontation that escalated into deadly gunfire, one of several shootings reported in the Austin area. Anyone who saw the vehicles, the shooting, or the crash near Laramie Avenue that evening is asked to come forward with information.