Simion D. Jackson, 21, was shot and killed in Chicago on November 19, 2016. His death occurred during a year of sharply increased violence in the city; 2016 saw a total of 762 homicides, the highest in about two decades. The case came amid widespread gang activity, gun violence, and community distrust of law enforcement that contributed to rising killings and a falling homicide clearance rate, which dropped to about 21 percent that year.

Jackson was killed in a neighborhood affected by poverty and limited resources, conditions cited as factors in elevated crime on the South and West Sides. At the time, investigators were contending with reduced cooperation and strained detective staffing that hindered solving many cases from 2016. Does anyone have information about Simion Jackson or the circumstances around his death that could help provide answers to his family?