Jeremiah Shaw was shot to death Wednesday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Officers found Shaw, 19, lying on a sidewalk in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street about 7:35 a.m., police said.
Shaw, of the 5900 block of South Wabash Avenue, was shot in the head and died at the scene, authorities said.
Nobody has been charged for the murder.
Area Central detectives are investigating if the slaying is gang related.