# A man shot in Uptown dies three days later

> A 27-year-old found shot on North Sheridan Road died three days later, and Chicago police are now working the case as a homicide.
- Title: A man shot in Uptown dies three days later · Chicago Sun-Times
- Summary: A 27-year-old found shot on North Sheridan Road died three days later, and Chicago police are now working the case as a homicide. Jarrett Ceaser, 27, was…
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- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/09/14/uptown-shooting-man-dies-homicide-investigation-jarrett-ceaser
- Published: 2026-09-14T23:56:34.561+00:00
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- Topics: chicago, uptown, homicide, gun violence, police, news, local
## Now a homicide case
Chicago police are investigating the death of a man shot in Uptown earlier this month as a homicide.

> The death of a man shot in Uptown earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide, according to Chicago police.
## The man who died
Jarrett Ceaser was 27 years old.
## Where he was found
Officers found Ceaser shot in the 4900 block of North Sheridan Road, a busy stretch of Uptown on the North Side.
## 8:27 p.m. on Sept. 4
Police put the time he was found at 8:27 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4.
## Rushed to Illinois Masonic
He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in Lakeview, the closest trauma-capable hospital to the scene.
## He died three days later
Ceaser survived the shooting at first. He died at the hospital three days after he was found, on Sept. 7.

> He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he died three days later
## The medical examiner's ruling
The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled the death a homicide, the finding that turns a shooting investigation into a murder case.
## What is still unknown
No suspect, motive or arrest has been made public. The shooting remains under investigation by Chicago police.
## Key takeaway

Jarrett Ceaser, 27, was shot in Uptown on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 7, and the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.