Matthew Herring, 32, was fatally shot in Chicago on December 28, 2016. His death occurred during one of the city’s most violent years: 2016 recorded 762 homicides, driven largely by concentrated gun violence on the South and West Sides.

The broader context in which Herring was killed included widespread gang activity, easy access to illegal firearms, and economic disparities that fueled ongoing rivalries. The Chicago Police Department recovered more than 8,000 illegal firearms that year but faced resource limits and a falling homicide clearance rate of roughly one-fifth. Those strains, along with weakened community trust after high-profile incidents, are described as contributing to an environment where small conflicts sometimes escalated into lethal violence.

Does anyone with knowledge of Herring, his neighborhood, or the circumstances around December 28, 2016 have information to share?