On June 30, 2012, 33-year-old John Kouzios was found dead in Chicago after a violent incident in the early morning. Kouzios and 42-year-old Jose Galvin had both been shot multiple times while inside a vehicle that later crashed into a tree on South Kildare Avenue; Galvin survived in critical condition. The shooting was described as targeted, with reports suggesting the vehicle may have been ambushed before the crash.

Kouzios’ death occurred during a pronounced surge in Chicago homicides in 2012, a year that saw more than 500 killings and heightened gun violence tied to gang activity and other social problems. The case is one of many from that summer of escalating violence that disproportionately affected certain neighborhoods. Anyone with information about the incident on South Kildare Avenue is asked to come forward.