Montgomery Police Ask for Help Solving Murder

Montgomery police are asking potential witnesses to come forward in the Dec. 18, 2014, shooting death of a Chicago man.

• Chicago Man Shot, Killed in Montgomery

Twenty-eight-year-old Jesus Garcia Jr. was was near Montgomery Road and Fourth Street, walking westbound from Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora, when he was shot at about 6 p.m., police said. At the time of the shooting, Garcia was wearing a black hooded jacket, dark-colored jeans and a red and black baseball cap, according to police.

Garcia was found lying in the street after police responded to a report of shots fired, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The night of the shooting, an exhaustive search by police failed to turn up the suspect.

Anyone with information on the crime is encouraged to contact the Montgomery Police Department Investigations Division at (630) 897-8707, ext. 3300 or the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at (630) 892-1000.

A cash reward will be given for any information leading to the arrest and the conviction of the suspect, police said.