Lone fatality in burst of weekend gun violence identified as 16-year-old boy

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The lone fatality in a burst of overnight weekend violence Saturday night into early Sunday has been identified as a 16-year-old boy gunned down in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Stephon Jacobs was found fatally shot lying in a hallway of a home in the 7700 block of South Rhodes Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

Jacobs was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

His death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to his chest, according to the medical examiner's office.

Police initially said Jacobs was 18 years old.

Multiple people were in two upstairs bedrooms of the Grand Crossing home when shots were heard and the individuals fled in an unknown direction, according to a police report obtained by the Sun-Times.

A single cartridge casing was found near Jacob's body, the police report stated.

Area 2 detectives continued to investigate.

Stephon was one of https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/07/15-shot-overnight-chicago" target="_blank" >several teens shot between around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to just after 5 a.m. Sunday.

Earlier Saturday night, four kids and teens were shot in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood.

The four boys — an 11-year-old, two 13-year-olds, and a 14-year-old — were in the 4500 block of South Prairie Avenue when someone opened fire on them at around 9:30 p.m., according to police.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/08/mass-shooting-crime-grand-boulevard-chicago-news" target="_blank" >A 13-year-old boy was cited in a juvenile petition with a gun charge in connection with the shooting, police said.