Ernie Gardner, 36, was fatally shot on June 28, 2017, in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood on the city’s South Side. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene despite emergency responders arriving. The killing occurred during a year when Chicago recorded over 650 homicides, a decline from 2016 but still alarmingly high.

Roseland has been identified as one of the neighborhoods most affected by persistent gun violence. The death of Gardner is described as part of a broader pattern tied to gang activity, economic disparities, and the ready availability of firearms, with local law enforcement citing difficulties in reducing incidents amid challenges securing community cooperation and deep-rooted socioeconomic issues.

Did anyone in Roseland or the South Side community see or hear anything about Gardner’s shooting that night?