Trasean J. Stokes was 25 when he was fatally shot on October 14, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. He was shot multiple times in an incident that occurred during a year when the city experienced a dramatic rise in homicides, part of a broader spike that exceeded 750 killings in 2016.

His killing is presented as one of many that disproportionately affected young Black males and that underscored calls for efforts to address the underlying social and economic factors behind the violence.

If anyone knew Trasean, his neighborhood, or witnessed what happened on October 14, 2016, please share information that might help clarify the circumstances of his death.