Sheldon G. Fulford, 53, male, Black/African American, was discovered unresponsive on the afternoon of September 21, 2025, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. Police found him in the 11800 block of South Emerald Avenue around 3:15 p.m.; he was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities later identified Sheldon G. Fulford as being from Bloomington, Illinois, and listed his age as 53.
According to initial reports, officers at the scene did not recover shell casings, and the 911 caller who found Sheldon G. Fulford did not see a gunman nearby. Those early details, together with the location and time of the shooting, set a stark picture of violence unfolding with few immediate leads in a residential stretch of the Far South Side.
As of the latest public updates, no arrests had been announced, no suspects were in custody, and detectives continued to investigate the killing of Sheldon G. Fulford, 53, male. Community memorial pages and violence trackers recorded his death on the same date and in the same neighborhood, underscoring the unresolved nature of the case and the call for information that might help identify whoever was responsible.
