Miguel Silky Ford, 21, was fatally shot on November 15, 2017, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The shooting occurred in an area long affected by gang activity, economic hardship, and limited public resources; it became one of the many homicides that pushed Chicago’s 2017 total past 600. Friends and family described Ford as someone who always put others before himself and said his caring nature left a mark on those who knew him.

Reports place the shooting at a location that has seen multiple violent incidents, underscoring the persistent dangers residents faced in parts of Englewood. The loss of a young life like Ford’s amplified the community’s grief and highlighted the wider toll gun violence took on families and neighborhoods that year.

If anyone knew Miguel, his activities, or saw something the night of November 15, 2017, please share what you know.