In the early morning hours of December 9, 2025, police units in Chicago, Illinois, responded to a call regarding a person found unresponsive in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Around 12:37 a.m., officers arrived at an alley in the 1800 block of South Ridgeway Avenue, where they discovered a male victim who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. First responders transported the injured man to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, but he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival.
Authorities later identified the deceased as 29-year-old Mikal Stevens. Although he was initially listed as an unidentified victim at the scene, the Cook County medical examiner's office was subsequently able to confirm his identity. The circumstances surrounding why Stevens was in the alley or what led to the shooting were not immediately clear, prompting detectives to canvass the area for evidence and potential witnesses.
As the investigation commenced, Area Three detectives took charge of the case but reported no immediate arrests. Law enforcement officials did not name any suspects or provide descriptions of potential assailants in the days following the discovery. Police continued to appeal to the public for information, urging anyone with knowledge of the incident or surveillance footage from the vicinity of South Ridgeway Avenue to contact the department, as the search for those responsible remained ongoing.
