Crime
31-year-old Michael Ligon killed in Montgomery shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday morning in Montgomery, marking the city’s ninth homicide of 2025.
At approximately 11:30 a.m., officers with the Montgomery Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 2200 block of East 3rd Street.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
On Thursday morning, Montgomery police identified the victim as 31-year-old Michael Ligon, a resident of Montgomery.
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have not yet released additional details regarding potential suspects or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
The Montgomery Police Department urges anyone with information related to this homicide to come forward.
Tips can be submitted anonymously through CrimeStoppers at (215-STOP), Secret Witness at (625-4000), or by contacting MPD directly at (625-2831).
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.