Devonte M. Morgan, 21, was shot and killed on July 5, 2017, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting happened during a week of increased violence across Chicago and added to the year’s rising tally of gun-related homicides.

West Pullman is described as an area affected by high levels of violence, with struggles tied to crime and gang activity similar to other parts of the city’s South and West sides. Devonte’s death is presented as part of a broader pattern of shootings that year, highlighting persistent problems such as poverty, lack of resources, and gang violence that community leaders and authorities were confronting.

If anyone knew Devonte or has information about the July 5, 2017 shooting, please share what you know.