Reginald Sweet, a 23-year-old African American man from South Holland, Illinois, was shot and killed on July 18, 2018, in Chicago Heights. The shooting happened in the 300 block of West 16th Street; Sweet suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head and the death was treated as a homicide.

The Chicago Heights Police Department opened an investigation but initial reports did not identify any arrests or suspects. Subsequent media coverage contained no significant updates about arrests or charges, and the case appears to have gone cold based on the absence of new leads reported publicly. Sweet’s family and friends continue to seek justice and closure after this fatal shooting.

If anyone has information about what happened on West 16th Street on July 18, 2018, please come forward to assist the investigation.