Antwan Washington, a 45-year-old man, was killed in the early morning hours of March 28, 2026, inside the Englewood home he had recently moved into with his fiancée, Jennifer Lacey, and their family. The morning had started in an ordinary way. Washington was in the living room, sitting on the couch, drinking coffee and watching television before heading to work at Chipotle, where he was a manager.
His family was nearby in the apartment on the 5700 block of South May Street, close to 57th Street, when gunfire suddenly tore through the home.
Police said the shooting happened around 5 a.m. A gray sedan drove past the home, and gunfire was directed into the apartment. Early police accounts said someone inside the sedan opened fire, while a later report cited by the Chicago Sun-Times said two people got out of a gray four-door sedan and fired handguns into the apartment. The vehicle then fled northbound on May Street. Washington was struck in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found numerous shell casings outside; Lacey said 16 shots were fired toward the home, four struck the house, and one hit Washington.
At first, Lacey did not realize Washington had been shot. She heard the gunfire but thought it might have come from outside or from another direction. When she entered the living room, she saw bullet holes and found Washington still on the couch. From the way he was positioned, she thought he looked like he was sleeping and tried to wake him so he could get ready for work. Only then did she see that he had been shot. She later described the moment as the worst day of her life and said he never had a chance to get up.
Washington was remembered by his fiancée as a protector and a steady presence in the family’s life. He was a father of five, a loving partner, a son and a brother, and his family described him as hardworking and deeply devoted to the people around him. He worked as a Chipotle manager in Englewood and had recently moved to manage a team at a Bridgeport location. Away from work, he spent time playing video games with his sons, barbecuing during the summer, and listening to music, including Earth, Wind & Fire and Tupac. His family’s fundraiser said the loss left both an emotional and financial burden, including funeral expenses and the need for relocation because Lacey no longer felt safe in the apartment after the shooting.
No arrests have been reported, and police had not publicly identified any suspects by the time of the available reports. Authorities described the offender or offenders only in connection with the gray sedan that fled north on May Street, and Area One detectives were investigating. Lacey said the couple stayed to themselves and could not understand why their home would have been targeted. She questioned why, out of all the apartments and homes on the block, someone had pulled up and fired into theirs.
