Ramon C. Flores, 21, was fatally shot in Chicago on July 31, 2017. His death occurred amid a violent summer that year when gunfire accounted for the vast majority of homicides across the city; Chicago recorded 624 gunshot homicides in 2017, representing more than 92 percent of violent deaths that year.

The broader pattern showed a disturbing prevalence of violence against young men, and many homicide investigations from 2017 remained unresolved, with no suspect charged in a large number of cases. Flores’s killing is presented as part of that wider crisis of gun violence and unsolved slayings that challenged both law enforcement and communities in Chicago.

If anyone knew Ramon Flores, his activities, or has information about the shooting on July 31, 2017, please share what is known.