Crime
20-year-old Kayla Dadon killed after shooting on South Prairie Avenue in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL – A 20-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night on the city’s South Side. The victim, Kayla Dadon, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Chicago Police Department, officers first responded at approximately 9:38 p.m. on June 27, 2025, to a call reporting a person shot in the area of 53rd Street and Indiana Avenue.
The caller stated that their friend had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers canvassed the area and knocked on nearby doors but found no victim, evidence of a shooting, or reports of gunfire at that location.
Roughly 14 minutes later, at 9:52 p.m., a second 911 call reported a woman lying unresponsive and bleeding from the head on the sidewalk near 54th Street and Prairie Avenue, one block east of the initial location.
Responding officers and emergency medical personnel arrived to find Kayla Dadon suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A witness at the scene informed police that Kayla had been involved in either a verbal dispute or a physical altercation with an unidentified male shortly before the shooting.
The suspect is described as:
- A Black male, approximately 25 years old
- 6’1” in height
- Wearing gray pants and a white t-shirt
The witness stated that during the altercation, the man fired a single shot at Kayla before fleeing the area on foot.
Investigators recovered one shell casing and a canister of mace near the victim’s body.
As of now, no suspects are in custody. Area Two detectives are actively investigating the homicide.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Chicago Police District 2 at (312) 747-8366 or submit a tip anonymously at www.CPDTIP.com.
Notably, the delay in locating the victim—approximately 16 minutes—was reportedly due to an initially inaccurate address provided to dispatchers.
Advocates have pointed out that the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, which previously covered this area and could have alerted police earlier, is no longer in use. Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the city’s contract with ShotSpotter in 2024.
This tragedy adds to growing concerns about response times and the impact of discontinued public safety technologies.
Crime
Venezuelan national Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis shot in the leg by an immigration agent in Minneapolis
On January 14, 2025, federal law enforcement personnel were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan national who has been present in the United States since 2022.
The operation escalated into a high-speed pursuit, a physical confrontation, and an ambush by multiple subjects, necessitating the use of a defensive firearm discharge by a federal agent.
At approximately 6:50 PM, federal officers initiated a targeted traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Sosa-Celis.
The subject refused to comply with law enforcement commands and attempted to flee the scene.
During the pursuit, the subject’s vehicle collided with a stationary, parked car.
Following the collision, the subject abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
A federal agent pursued the suspect on foot and successfully intercepted him. As the agent attempted to effect an arrest, the subject became combative, resulting in a violent struggle on the ground.
During this confrontation, two additional male subjects emerged from a nearby residence to intervene.
These individuals reportedly ambushed the agent, utilizing a snow shovel and a broom handle to strike the officer.
The situation escalated when the primary suspect, Sosa-Celis, regained his footing and joined the two additional subjects in the assault.
Reports indicate the suspect struck the agent with a blunt object (identified as either the shovel or broom handle).
Citing an immediate threat to his life while being outnumbered and actively assaulted by three individuals, the agent discharged his service weapon in self-defense.
The discharge struck Sosa-Celis in the lower extremity (leg). Following the shot, all three suspects retreated into a nearby apartment complex and initiated a barricade situation.
Following a brief standoff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) successfully secured the perimeter and apprehended all three individuals without further injury.
Both the federal agent and Sosa-Celis were transported to a local medical facility for treatment.
Images from the scene showed Sosa-Celis conscious and alert during transport.
All three subjects involved in the assault are currently in the custody of ICE.
Further charges related to the assault on a federal officer and resisting arrest are pending review by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.