Chicago Father Fatally Shot During Facebook Live Broadcast, Police Are Now Searching for a Suspect By Escher Walcott

A Chicago father was shot and killed during a Facebook livestream, and police are now searching for a suspect.

Kevin Watson was sitting in a car on West Madison Street in South Austin at 6:14 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Aug. 14, when a vehicle approached him and someone “produced a handgun and fired shots,” NBC News and ABC 7 Chicago reported, citing the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

Watson was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed to the outlets. 

The shooting was captured while Watson was on Facebook Live. He started the livestream after leaving a nearby liquor store, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

Alvin Jackson, a close friend and witness to the shooting, said he saw Watson “talking to a guy” before getting into his car.

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“He was going to his car, then the guy followed behind him,” he told ABC 7 Chicago. “So, the guy followed behind him and pulled the gun on him. He was trying to wrestle with the gun, and the gun went off.”

Watson’s “Tugg” chain was found on the ground at the scene of the crime. It is now a part of the police investigation, according to NBC News. 

No information about the suspect has been released by police, and no arrests have been made.

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Watson is survived by his 7-year-old son.

The CPD and the medical examiner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Saturday, Aug. 16.