Leny Emmanuel Cervantes, 19, was killed in a rifle shooting on November 28, 2016, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. His 17-year-old brother, Jaime Cervantes, was also killed in the same attack. The incident occurred during a year when the city recorded more than 750 homicides and faced a sharp rise in gun violence.

Reports place the murders amid broader concerns about increased gang activity, the availability of high-powered firearms, and reductions in proactive policing that officials and community members said contributed to the spike in violence. The deaths of Leny and Jaime Cervantes are cited as part of that disturbing trend that strained law enforcement and rattled neighborhood safety.

If anyone knew the brothers or has information about the November 28, 2016 shooting in Back of the Yards, please come forward to help piece together what happened.