Jose R. Rosas was 18 when he was shot and killed on February 26, 2017, in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago. A senior at George Washington High School, he was months away from graduating and had plans to attend college. Friends and family described him as a promising young man with ambition and potential.

The killing occurred during a period of heightened violence in Chicago, and his death added to the city’s mounting homicide toll that year. The community has honored his memory with memorials and tributes as people who knew him continue to mourn.

If anyone knew Jose or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.