Joshua T. Williams was 24 when he was killed in Chicago, Illinois, on October 9, 2017. His death was recorded during a year that saw hundreds of people fall victim to gun violence as the city continued to struggle with gang activity, illegal firearms, and concentrated violence in neighborhoods facing socioeconomic hardship.

The case is listed in public homicide data from 2017, a year marked by sustained community and law enforcement efforts—police presence, outreach programs, and other strategies—to curb violence, with results slow to appear. Joshua’s death is one of many that illustrate the human cost of that broader crisis in Chicago.

Does anyone have information about Joshua’s life, where he lived, or what happened that night?