Alexis Perez

Alexis Perez was a 22-year-old Hispanic man who lived in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.

On the night of April 18, 2020, Alexis was in a parked car with a 39-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood on the city's South Side. At approximately 11:56 p.m., while they were in the 5700 block of South May Street, an unknown individual approached the vehicle on foot and opened fire.

Alexis was struck by multiple gunshots to his side. According to Chicago police, he was able to run to a nearby alley after being shot. First responders transported him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:57 a.m. on April 19, 2020. The Cook County medical examiner’s office later conducted an autopsy, which confirmed that Alexis died from his wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide. The 39-year-old man who had been with him was shot in both shoulders and was taken to the same hospital in fair condition.

Area South detectives with the Chicago Police Department launched an investigation into the shooting. However, no suspects were taken into custody. As of April 2020, the homicide of Alexis Perez remains unsolved.