Marcus Odiggs Jr., 23, a man from Chicago, was shot on the evening of Monday, August 18, 2025, while standing on the sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Kingston Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood. According to police, someone opened fire at about 6:50 p.m., striking Marcus Odiggs Jr., 23, in the head. He was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the Cook County medical examiner's office and police said.
Authorities said no arrests were made at the time, and investigators did not immediately release a description of the shooter or a motive. Public memorial listings that track gun violence recorded the death of Marcus Odiggs Jr. in Chicago on August 18, 2025, reflecting the same date and location context reported by local news.
The killing of Marcus Odiggs Jr., a man whose evening on a neighborhood sidewalk ended in sudden gunfire, added another name to the city's grim summer toll. The investigation remained open after the shooting, with police appealing for information as the case moved forward without a publicly identified suspect.
