On the late evening of August 22, 2026, 34-year-old Steven Gallegos was sitting in his gray SUV in the 6200 block of South May Street in Englewood when an unknown person approached on foot and opened fire. Gallegos was struck in the shoulder and abdomen, taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and pronounced dead. Witnesses reported a possible suspect seen walking with a stroller near the scene, but that lead did not produce an arrest.

Wentworth Area detectives described the shooting as an ambush and pursued multiple lines of inquiry, including a suggestion the killing was gang-related. Public Cook County Circuit Court records show a Steven Gallegos has prior violent convictions, including aggravated battery with a firearm and robbery, though it is not confirmed those records explain the motive for this homicide. No arrests or charges have been announced and the investigation appears to have gone cold.

Did anyone in Englewood see activity on South May Street that night or know more about Gallegos’s movements before the shooting?