Jonathan C. Searcy, 21, was fatally shot on December 21, 2017, in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The killing occurred during a year when Chicago recorded more than 600 homicides, and North Lawndale is described as one of several community areas on the city’s West and Southwest sides with persistently high rates of gun violence.

Searcy’s death was memorialized online by friends and family, who remembered him among other victims of firearm violence. The broader account links his killing to systemic problems affecting neighborhoods like North Lawndale, including poverty, unemployment, and limited access to resources, which health data and reporting have associated with elevated homicide rates.

Does anyone who knew Jonathan or was in North Lawndale around December 21, 2017, have information to share?