Damon Kellum Shot Dead Near Carjacked Car in Oakland

Authorities identified 45-year-old Damon Kellum, found shot to death around 5 a.m. on February 11, 2026, near East 37th Street and South Lake Park Avenue in Chicago's Oakland neighborhood, beside a carjacked 2014 Hyundai Sonata. The vehicle matched one stolen hours prior during a deadly Lakeview carjacking at West Waveland and North Halsted, where suspects killed 22-year-old Darwin Tirado while a 38-year-old passenger escaped injury. Chicago police hunt a two-man crew behind the shootings amid no arrests or clear motive; a vigil honored Tirado as investigations link the cases.