DeAndre Fields, a 35-year-old African American man who lived in West Englewood on Chicago’s South Side, was shot in the abdomen on October 15, 2020, while inside an apartment with family members in the 4800 block of 24th Street in Cicero, Illinois. He was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Cicero police identified Alton G. Spann of Chicago as the shooter. Spann turned himself in and was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; officers noted he was on parole at the time of the shooting. The department collected evidence and witness testimony as part of its investigation.

Anyone with information about DeAndre Fields, the shooting, or who witnessed activity at that apartment on October 15, 2020, is asked to come forward.