Maurice Jones, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on April 7, 2020, in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Officers responded to a call of shots fired around 8:30 p.m. and attempted to stop a vehicle in the 8000 block of South Carpenter Avenue. Two individuals fled from the vehicle, leaving Maurice Jones inside with a gunshot wound to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The autopsy results were inconclusive, pending further police investigation. No arrests have been made in connection with his death.
In a separate incident, Maurice Jones, a 34-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on January 10, 2020, outside a corner store in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Napoleon Sharkey, also known as "Jackknife," was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with this shooting. Sharkey, a 32-year-old parolee, allegedly shot Maurice Jones and another man, aged 39, outside the store. Witness statements and surveillance video linked Sharkey to the crime, and he was denied bail due to his previous convictions for unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
The investigations into both incidents are ongoing, with authorities continuing to gather evidence and seek justice for the victims and their families.
