On the night of August 21, 2025, Deandre Russell, 38, a man from Chicago, was standing outside on the 300 block of South Maplewood Avenue when a gunman approached on foot and opened fire. He was struck multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner. The shooting unfolded around 10 p.m.
on the Near West Side/East Garfield Park area, a detail city outlets noted while confirming that officials had identified Deandre Russell, 38, as the older of the two men targeted.
In the same burst of violence on South Maplewood, the second victim, 28-year-old Nurrie Foy, was also shot and killed, with authorities reporting a suspect who walked up and fired without warning before fleeing. The medical examiner’s identifications of both men were reported the following day, and memorial trackers later recorded Deandre Russell, 38, as lost to gun violence in Chicago on August 21, 2025.
Less than an hour later, a separate shooting several blocks away on West Gladys Avenue claimed the life of 27-year-old Tia Bell, underscoring a harrowing night in the neighborhood as investigators worked two fatal scenes. Coverage of the two incidents linked the cases by timing and proximity but treated them as distinct attacks, with the medical examiner confirming each victim’s identity and age.
As of the immediate aftermath, police reported no arrests in the killing of Deandre Russell, 38, and released no description of the gunman beyond the account that a male suspect approached and fired before escaping. Crime trackers and follow-up reports continued to list the case as an open homicide investigation, noting that detectives were seeking information from the public.
