Amery L. Shannon, a 38-year-old community member and veteran, was shot and killed in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago on December 1, 2017. The circumstances leading up to Shannon’s death are described as unclear; the report situates the killing amid the broader surge of gun violence and gang-related shootings affecting Chicago that year. Shannon was later buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, and his death left friends and family mourning.

Who in Bridgeport or the veteran community remembers Amery Shannon or has information about what happened that night?