On October 19, 2016, Alejandro Morales, a 39-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side and was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting happened in the evening, and initial reports did not disclose a motive or identify any suspects. The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation, but no arrests have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

Morales was known locally as a community activist and mentor who worked with neighborhood youth; friends and family remembered him for his efforts to uplift and support young people. His death came during a 2016 surge in gun violence that hit neighborhoods like Back of the Yards particularly hard and disproportionately affected Hispanic and African American communities.

Did anyone in the community know Morales well enough to share information that might help investigators identify who was responsible?