2021 Chicago–Evanston shootings

2021 Chicago–Evanston shootings
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
DateJanuary 9, 2021
c. 1:50 p.m 5:43 p.m. (CDT)
Attack type
spree shooting or mass shooting
WeaponGlock 21 pistol
Deaths6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured2
PerpetratorJason Nightengale
MotiveUnknown

On January 9, 2021, 32-year-old Jason Nightengale shot and killed five people during a shooting spree that began on Chicago's South Side and ended in Evanston before being fatally shot by police.