Timothy A. Martin, 53, male, died after he was shot on the night of October 17, 2025, on North Leavitt Street on Chicago’s North Side. Police said an argument inside a home around 10:35 p.m. turned physical; shortly after, the other person in the dispute produced a gun and fired multiple times, striking Martin. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Officers took a person into custody at the scene, and within days prosecutors identified the shooter as 23-year-old Gabriel Medina. In a detention hearing, prosecutors said the gathering was a birthday party for Medina’s mother when tensions escalated; after hearing that his mother had been attacked, Medina retrieved a handgun and opened fire, striking Martin several times. A judge ordered Medina detained pending trial.
Prosecutors’ account described a chaotic scene inside the apartment moments before the shooting: relatives urging Martin to leave, a scuffle in the living room, and Medina returning from his bedroom with a loaded firearm he was licensed to own, before firing five shots that ended the confrontation. The case remains in the courts, with Medina facing homicide charges connected to Martin’s death.
Public records and memorial listings reflect Martin’s death on October 17 and list Chicago, Illinois, as the place where he was killed. Local television and newspaper reports placed the shooting on North Leavitt Street on the city’s North Side, with initial police statements noting a person was in custody and charges pending that weekend.
