Anthony T Shorter, 32, was shot and killed on December 12, 2016, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. His death occurred during 2016, a year when the city saw a surge in homicides—more than 760 that year—with nearly 90% involving firearms. The murder is presented as part of a larger pattern of gun violence and rising shootings and robberies that strained law enforcement and communities in Chicago’s hardest-hit neighborhoods.

Shorter’s killing is one of many from that year that highlights ongoing challenges in preventing and solving gun homicides in areas with persistent high crime and gang-related violence. If anyone knew Anthony, his routines, or saw anything in Austin around December 12, 2016, please come forward with information.