James Hicks, a 27-year-old African American man from North Chicago, was shot and killed on October 24, 2021, in Park City, Illinois. He was found outside an apartment complex in the 700 block of Sharon Avenue around noon, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds, and later pronounced dead at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan after first responders attempted aid.

Investigators say Hicks had arrived to sell marijuana and was in the back seat of a car with two others when they met two 15-year-old boys, one from Waukegan and one from Gurnee. An argument reportedly erupted during the transaction; the Waukegan youth pulled a firearm and shot Hicks. Hicks exited the vehicle but collapsed shortly after.

Both teenagers were taken to the Hulse Juvenile Detention Facility. The Waukegan boy was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery; the Gurnee boy was charged with armed robbery and faced possible additional charges. Anyone with information about Hicks or this shooting is asked to share what they know.