Tiara Viramontes was 17 when she was fatally shot in Chicago’s East Garfield Park on June 18, 2017. She suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died amid a particularly violent Father’s Day weekend in the city.

That weekend saw a surge in shootings across Chicago: eight people were killed and 49 wounded. Tiara, a former student of the Marine Leadership Academy, was one of the young victims whose life was cut short during those incidents. East Garfield Park is identified in connection with systemic challenges such as poverty and limited community resources, factors noted alongside the area’s high crime burden.

Tiara’s homicide is one of many that drew attention to recurring spikes in weekend gun violence affecting Chicago’s youth. Does anyone have firsthand information about Tiara, her life, or the events that night that could help piece together what happened?