Jawon J. Garrett, 40, known to some as Doola, was fatally shot on September 13, 2017, in Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhood. The killing came during a year when shootings surged across the city and added to the long list of gunshot homicides that made 2017 particularly deadly.

The case underscores the persistent problem of gun violence in neighborhoods that have long struggled with shootings. Garrett’s death affected his family and community, and stands as one of many losses that year in Chicago.

If anyone knew Jawon Garrett, where he spent time, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.