Curtis L. Nowells, 33, of Chicago was shot multiple times on December 2, 2016, on the city’s South Side and later died at a nearby hospital. His death was one of many that year during a sharp rise in gun homicides in Chicago, a year that saw over 760 killings amid intensified gang activity and widely available firearms.

Police handling that period were dealing with a high caseload and frequent difficulties obtaining eyewitness cooperation in neighborhoods affected by gang dominance; many cases from 2016, including Nowells’ homicide, remained unsolved. If anyone has information about the shooting of Curtis L. Nowells, please come forward to assist the investigation.