Alonzo Smith, 56, was killed in the early hours of a June morning in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 7800 block of South Merrill Avenue after a heated argument between two men and multiple gunshots. Officers responding to a person-shot call found Smith in a front yard with gunshot wounds to his head and left hand; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Area 2 detectives opened an immediate homicide investigation and the Chicago Police Department released images of a man identified as a suspect. No arrests have been announced and detectives are asking the public for information, including anonymous tips through the department’s online portal.

If anyone in South Shore that night saw the argument, the suspect, or has other information about what happened, please contact Area 2 detectives.