Malik R. Johnson, 24, a man from Chicago, was killed in an early-morning ambush on June 21, 2025. Around 2:30 a.m., he stood on a sidewalk in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road on the city's Near West Side when a black SUV pulled up. Three men climbed out and opened fire before jumping back into the vehicle and fleeing. Johnson suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 23-year-old woman, identified as Dennishiana Mattox, was also shot in the chest and abdomen and died at the same hospital. A 25-year-old man struck in the ankle survived and was listed in good condition at Rush Hospital.
The scene fell quiet as detectives marked the pavement and neighbors tried to make sense of the sudden violence. Police described the attack as a coordinated strike by three armed offenders who targeted the group and vanished into the night, leaving behind shell casings and grief. Johnson's death was noted among the city's gun violence losses that day, with advocates and memorial pages recording his name and age as the details filtered out.
By daybreak, investigators had not announced an arrest. Chicago police reported no one in custody and said detectives were working the case, appealing for information as the summer weekend began. Subsequent updates in local outlets and victim registries continued to list the case as open, offering no suspect names and no charges filed.
