Hendrick Fabian Landeata, 15, was stabbed to death early on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in the 6300 block of South Stewart Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. The Chicago Police Department investigated, and Area One detectives were assigned to the case.
According to Chicago police, Hendrick was walking with two other people on the block around 4:45 a.m. when three people approached in a car. The suspects got out of the car, and one of them stabbed the boy repeatedly. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. No one else was injured.
No arrests were made, police said. They released no description of the three people, the car, or the direction it went, and no motive was given. It has not been made public whether the attackers said anything, whether they knew the boy or the two people with him, or whether anything was taken.
No follow-up appeal, charge or reward tied to his death could be found.
Beyond his name, his age and the circumstances police described, nothing about Hendrick Landeata has been made public. No obituary, memorial page, fundraiser, school tribute or family statement could be found for this account. His surname is rare, and his full name as recorded in the Sun-Times tracker includes a middle name, Fabian, that news coverage did not use. He was a high school-age boy, and classmates, teachers, coaches and neighbors surely remember him, even though none of that has reached the public record.
The 6300 block of South Stewart Avenue lies in Englewood, a South Side neighborhood of frame houses, two-flats and many vacant lots, just west of the Dan Ryan Expressway and a few blocks south of 63rd Street. Englewood has long been among the Chicago neighborhoods hardest hit by violence. Before dawn on a Saturday the street would have been quiet, which means a car stopping and three people getting out may have been noticed by anyone awake nearby.
Chicago recorded about 590 homicides in 2024, down from about 620 in 2023 and well below the roughly 800 of 2021, the deadliest year in a quarter century. Chicago police reported clearing 56 percent of homicides in 2024, though that figure counts cases closed without charges.
His age stands out above all. He was 15, and he was attacked by people who arrived together in a car while he walked with two companions. Those two people saw the attack, and others in the neighborhood may know who was in that car.
No arrest, criminal charge or court case connected to the death of Hendrick Fabian Landeata could be found in news archives or public records. More than 2 years later, there is no public sign that anyone has been held responsible. Anyone who knew Hendrick, who was out on South Stewart Avenue early on June 29, 2024, or who later heard someone talk about the car and the three people who got out of it, may be able to help. Even a small detail, such as a name overheard, a car seen leaving the area or a conversation remembered, can help detectives move a case forward. Anyone with information can call the Chicago Police Department's anonymous tip line at (833) 408-0069 or submit a tip online at CPDTIP.com, or contact Cook County Crime Stoppers at (800) 535-STOP (7867).
