A fatal shooting on August 26, 2024, left 22-year-old José Moran-Padilla dead after a verbal dispute outside a residence in the 22000 block of Governors Highway, near Matteson and Richton Park, Illinois. Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrived around 8 p.m. and found Moran-Padilla unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators report the offender shot Moran-Padilla in the back and right arm. A semi-automatic handgun and two magazines were recovered at the scene. A 15-year-old male from Matteson was taken into custody without incident; on August 27 the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved a first-degree murder charge and a judge ordered the juvenile held at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

If anyone witnessed the argument or has information about the shooting near Governors Highway that night, please share what is known.