Overview
- The shooting occurred early Saturday in the Ford City Mall parking lot during a large unsanctioned car 'sideshow' and left 21-year-old Martin Isaac Cantu Murillo dead, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed.
- Video widely shared on social media shows a person in black opening fire while dozens watched and responding officers later counted about 25 shell casings at the scene.
- Footage and on-scene reports indicate rapid, automatic-like bursts consistent with a semiautomatic pistol fitted with an illegal conversion device, though police have not charged anyone.
- The shooter fled in a red SUV and Chicago police are actively investigating the homicide with no arrests announced so far.
- City attorneys filed an emergency motion to shut the mall's main building on June 22 citing flooding, open wiring, a faulty fire suppression system, and other hazards, and Alderman Derrick Curtis warned that vacancy could invite more unsanctioned, dangerous gatherings unless a responsible buyer and security plan are found.