Travontae Howard, 24, was shot dead in Chicago on November 14, 2017. His death occurred during a year when the city recorded 653 homicides, 624 of which involved gunfire, and when violence disproportionately affected young men and certain neighborhoods on the South and West Sides.

The broader pattern in 2017 saw the majority of homicide victims in Chicago as Black males and a low clearance rate for homicides, with roughly 570 cases that year not resulting in charges. Howard’s killing is one of many that underlined calls for stronger community interventions alongside policing to address concentrated gun violence and its root causes.

If anyone knew Travontae, his routines, or has information about what happened on November 14, 2017, please share what you know.