Larry Hoover’s Shooter: The Drug Enforcer Who Took Over Chicago’s Cocaine Corners

James Highsmith, known as the man who shot Larry Hoover, became one of Chicago’s most feared Black Disciple enforcers before rising through the South Side cocaine trade after the fall of Willie “Flukey” Stokes. This documentary breaks down Highsmith’s path from the 1968 Parker High School shooting, his complicated history with Larry Hoover, his role around the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, and the federal cocaine conspiracy that finally brought him down. It also examines the resurfaced witness-list controversy, Highsmith’s public defense of Hoover, and the federal paperwork that raised new questions around his own street reputation. From Englewood school hallways to Roberts Motel, from Flukey Stokes’ empire to five cocaine houses on Chicago’s South Side, this is the story of a man who survived every power vacuum — until the record came back for him. DISCLAIMER: This documentary is produced for educational and historical purposes only. The criminal activities depicted are condemned in the strongest possible terms. We do not glorify, promote, or condone violence, drug trafficking, or any illegal activity described in this video.