On the morning of September 16, 2017, Maurice King, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood. At approximately 10:11 a.m., as he walked to his vehicle in the 2500 block of West 58th Street, an unidentified male approached and opened fire. King sustained two gunshot wounds to each shoulder and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He resided in the same neighborhood where the incident occurred.
Maurice King's death was part of a particularly violent weekend in Chicago, during which 11 individuals were killed and 29 others wounded in various shootings across the city. This surge in violence brought the city's homicide count to 500 for the year at that time.
As of the latest available information, there have been no reported arrests or identified suspects in connection with the shooting of Maurice King. The case remains unsolved, with authorities continuing to seek leads to apprehend those responsible for the death of the 21-year-old male.
