James K Gill was 18 when he was shot and killed on December 25, 2016, while standing on a porch in Chicago, Illinois. He and his older brother, Roy Gill III, were among multiple people struck in a violent attack during a holiday gathering; both brothers were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their deaths occurred amid a sharp rise in gun violence across Chicago in 2016, a year that saw the city record over 700 homicides. The killings of James and Roy Gill became part of the broader pattern of young men being disproportionately affected by firearm violence in vulnerable neighborhoods.

The community reacted with grief and frustration, and police said they stepped up efforts to confiscate illegal guns and pursue targeted enforcement in response to the spike in shootings.

If anyone knew James or his family, or has information about the attack, please come forward.