Taiwan D Fox was an 18-year-old from Chicago who was shot and killed on October 23, 2016, during a year marked by a sharp rise in homicides in the city. His death was one of many among teenagers and young adults in 2016, a year that saw over 760 killings in Chicago and where firearms accounted for the overwhelming majority of homicides.

The account of Fox’s death places it within wider problems noted that year: escalating gang activity, easy access to guns, economic hardship, and a persistently high crime rate. Investigators faced the same obstacles reported in many other cases from 2016, including limited witness cooperation, sparse physical evidence, and strained trust between residents and law enforcement, all of which contributed to low clearance rates.

If anyone knew Taiwan Fox or has information about the October 23, 2016 shooting, please come forward with what can help the investigation.