Overview
- Chicago police say the 65-year-old was shot in the neck in a North Lawndale alley on Wednesday around 5:54 p.m., and he remains in serious condition at Mount Sinai as detectives investigate.
- In a Facebook statement Thursday, Tiffany Henyard urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept assistance from President Donald J. Trump, including National Guard support, which she said has cut crime in Memphis, Washington, D.C., and New Orleans.
- Henyard identified the victim as her father, called him "my hero" and an "innocent victim," and signed the post as "SuperMayor Tiffany A. Henyard."
- The former Dolton mayor, who lost the 2025 Democratic primary, is now running as a Republican for a Fulton County, Georgia commission seat after a tenure in Illinois marked by criticism and investigations.
- Current Dolton Mayor Jason House offered support for the family, and recent Guard deployments ordered by Trump saw a Guard member killed in Washington, D.C., strong local opposition in Memphis, and no major incidents in New Orleans.