Kejuan Griffin, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2018, in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. when Kejuan and another man were standing on the sidewalk in the 4900 block of West Adams Street. Three males exited a black SUV and opened fire, striking Kejuan in the head and chest. He was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Kejuan lived just a block away from where he was shot.
The other victim, a 20-year-old man, was shot in the right leg and taken to the same hospital, where his condition stabilized. The Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the details of the shooting. Area North detectives launched a homicide investigation into the incident.
Kejuan Griffin had faced significant hardships in his life. His mother was shot and killed when he was a child, and he later lost his grandmother to cancer. Despite these challenges, Kejuan was working with an anti-violence outreach worker, Clifton McFowler, who was trying to help him find a job and steer him away from street life. McFowler, who had served time in prison himself, saw a reflection of his younger self in Kejuan and the other men he counseled.
As of the latest reports, no arrests have been made in connection with Kejuan Griffin's murder. The investigation remains ongoing, and the community continues to mourn the loss of a young life cut short by violence.
