Emanuel Deon Ruff was 22 when he was fatally shot in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood on March 7, 2017. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders were unable to save him.

The shooting happened during a year when the city continued to struggle with high rates of gun violence, and South Shore was described as facing gang activity and economic difficulties that feed cycles of violence. Investigators encountered limited witness cooperation, a challenge that impeded progress in the homicide inquiry.

What details about Emanuel’s final hours or anyone who might have seen something that evening could help move this case forward?