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Matteson man fatally shot on Halloween night in Chicago Heights

Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Reporter · Chicago, IL

Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.

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Reporter · Monday, November 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM · 1 min read
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Matteson man fatally shot on Halloween night in Chicago Heights — Springfield Health news

A Matteson man was fatally shot in Chicago Heights on Halloween night, and police are asking people nearby to check their surveillance video.Andre Thomas killed in Chicago suburbChicago Heights police said officers responded to the 400 block of West 14th Street around 9:24 p.m. Oct. 31 after receiving a gunshot detection alert. There, they found a man with gunshot wounds.The Chicago Heights Fire Department took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:02 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The office identified him as 57-year-old Andre Thomas.‘Reportedly assassinated’Chicago Alderman David Moore said in a statement that Thomas was the CEO and executive director of Integrity & Fidelity, a community violence intervention agency. Moore said Thomas was "reportedly assassinated" at his office in Chicago Heights."This is an unimaginable loss, not only for his family, friends, and colleagues, but also for the countless individuals and communities w

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