Jonas Haynes, 55, was killed on January 30, 2017, in Chicago. His death was one of many homicides in the city that year, a period that followed a spike in 2016 and still saw hundreds of killings in neighborhoods contending with long-standing problems of crime, poverty, and underinvestment. Many of the year’s homicides involved gun violence, and efforts by authorities and community groups to curb that violence met obstacles such as mistrust between residents and law enforcement and limited sustainable economic opportunities. Haynes’ death is presented as part of that broader pattern of violence affecting certain Chicago communities.

Who knew Jonas Haynes or has information about the circumstances of his death?