Narcisco Ledesma III, age 22, was fatally shot on August 13, 2017, in Chicago’s East Side neighborhood and was pronounced dead after the shooting. The case is recorded in public homicide listings, including the Chicago Sun-Times homicide portal and the Chicago Data Portal.

This death fits the pattern of gun-related homicides affecting young adults in parts of Chicago with high violent-crime rates and socio-economic challenges. Family and community members have said the loss has had an enduring impact and have called for more attention to the underlying issues—poverty, lack of opportunity, and education—that contributors to local violence.

If anyone knew Narcisco, his routines, or has information about the shooting on August 13, 2017, please come forward to assist the ongoing search for answers.