Malik M. Ellis, 18, was fatally shot on February 14, 2017, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred amid a year marked by numerous youth homicides in the city and within a neighborhood described as high-risk for youth shootings and gang-related violence. Malik was one of several young people who lost their lives to gun violence that period, and his family and community marked his memory with memorials to honor him and draw attention to the impact of the loss.

The shooting is presented as part of broader, systemic challenges in Chicago’s West and South Side neighborhoods, where frequent shootings and gang activity have created sustained insecurity. What details are known about Malik’s last day or anyone who might have information about the shooting?