A 40-year-old man was shot to death early on Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, as he was leaving a gas station in the 7100 block of South Vincennes Avenue in Chicago's Englewood neighbourhood, on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.
Source: ABC7 Chicago (WLS), reporting the Chicago Police Department account
Police said the shooting happened just after 4:45 a.m. An unidentified suspect approached the man, took out a gun and fired shots at him before fleeing the scene in a dark-coloured SUV, according to the police account reported by ABC7 Chicago and CBS News Chicago.
The man was shot in the body multiple times. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name was not immediately released.
What police say happened
According to the preliminary account released by the Chicago Police Department, the man had just left the gas station when the suspect came up to him on the South Side block, produced a firearm and opened fire. The suspect then got into a dark-coloured SUV and fled. Police have not released a description of the suspect beyond that account, and they have not said how many shots were fired.
Video published with ABC7 Chicago's report showed yellow evidence markers on the pavement at the scene as officers worked in the early-morning hours — the standard first stage of a Chicago homicide investigation, in which detectives secure the block, log shell casings and other physical evidence, and look for surveillance cameras at the business and on nearby buildings.
The location: South Vincennes Avenue in Englewood
South Vincennes Avenue is one of the long north–south avenues of Chicago's South Side. The 7100 block sits at about 71st Street on the city's address grid, in Englewood, close to the neighbouring Greater Grand Crossing community — some early reports described the wider area by that name. The block is a working commercial stretch where gas stations and small businesses serve residents, shift workers and drivers through the night and into the early commute.
A gas station forecourt at 4:45 a.m. is a exposed, transitional place: customers are between a lit shop and their vehicles, often alone, and businesses that stay open overnight rely on cameras and lighting for safety. Police have not said whether the man knew the suspect, whether anything was taken, or whether the shooting was targeted — all questions that sit at the centre of the investigation.
The investigation
Area One detectives are investigating, police said. No one is in custody, and authorities did not immediately provide additional information. In the first hours of a case like this, detectives typically canvass the block for video, interview anyone who was at the station or nearby, and wait for the Cook County medical examiner's office to formally identify the man who died — which is why police said his name was not immediately released, pending notification of his family.
Police have not released a motive, a suspect description beyond an unidentified person who fled in a dark-coloured SUV, or any information about what led up to the shooting. The man's name had not been released in the initial police reports. Any claim beyond the police account above is unconfirmed.
What happens next
The next steps rest with Area One detectives: confirming the man's identity through the medical examiner, recovering and reviewing surveillance video from the gas station and the surrounding blocks, and appealing for witnesses from a block where few people are out before dawn. Anyone with information about a Chicago homicide is normally directed to contact the police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers. This story will be updated when police release the man's name or announce an arrest.