Faheem Has McCain, 24, of Philadelphia, was shot and killed on September 16, 2015. His death came during a year when the city saw a sharp rise in gun-related homicides; in 2015, shootings accounted for about 84 percent of all homicide cases and contributed to an overall increase in the murder rate versus the prior year.

The Philadelphia Police Department reported a rise in shootings across many districts in 2015, with a large proportion of incidents occurring outside on streets. Faheem’s killing is one of numerous young lives lost amid that surge in public, gun-related violence concentrated in neighborhoods facing poverty and limited community resources. Authorities have urged community cooperation in solving cases like this, noting that any information could help identify those responsible.

Did anyone in the community have contact with Faheem or know of activity in his neighborhood around September 16, 2015?