Maurice Hill, 42, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 16, 2023, in the parking lot of the Barrington Lakes Apartments in the 2200 block of Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Emergency crews responded around 5:44 a.m. after reports of gunfire and found Hill with a gunshot wound to the face; he was taken to Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:09 a.m. The Cook County medical examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the face.

The Hoffman Estates Police Department and the Major Case Assistance Team opened an investigation, initially seeking public help and reporting no one in custody. On January 11, 2024, U.S. Marshals arrested 24-year-old Joshua C. Hampton of Chicago in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Hampton was charged with first-degree murder and held on an outstanding parole-violation warrant, with additional charges pending. Police described the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing threat to the community.

If anyone has information about Maurice Hill, his movements that morning, or the circumstances at the Barrington Lakes Apartments, please come forward to Hoffman Estates police.