Black / African American, male. On July 18, 2025, Robert A. Trotter, age 62, was standing outside a residence late that morning in Chicago's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood when a dark-colored Dodge SUV pulled up on the 7600 block of South Eberhart Avenue. Two gunmen stepped out and opened fire. He was struck multiple times and rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where the 62-year-old man was pronounced dead.
Authorities identified the victim as Robert A.
Trotter, age 62, and recorded his death in Chicago on July 18, 2025. Memorial listings created after the shooting echoed those details as friends and neighbors marked his loss.
As of that day, police reported no arrests. Detectives from the area took over the case, while accounts of the attack focused on the two unidentified assailants seen exiting the SUV before the shooting. Public notices and local trackers continued to document the killing of the 62-year-old man, but no suspect names were released.
