Tramell J. Williams, 26, was fatally shot on October 26, 2016, in the Sheridan Park neighborhood of Chicago. The drive-by shooting happened on the 4400 block of North Racine Avenue; Williams was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital where he was pronounced dead after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.

Sheridan Park and the wider Uptown area are described as struggling with gang violence, drug trafficking and socio-economic problems that contributed to a surge in homicides across Chicago in 2016; that year saw over 760 people killed citywide. Friends and family remembered Williams as funny and affectionate and lit candles in his memory while residents expressed grief and anger and called for more proactive measures to improve safety.

If anyone has information about the shooting on North Racine Avenue on October 26, 2016, please come forward to help Tramell’s family and the community.