Maurice Hilliard, 25, was shot and killed in Chicago on October 10, 2016. His death occurred during a year of sharply elevated violence in the city: Chicago recorded 764 homicides in 2016, a significant rise that began early that year and affected many neighborhoods.

About 90 percent of Chicago’s 2016 homicides involved firearms, and investigators linked the surge to the availability of illegal guns plus increases in gun robberies and non-fatal shootings. That pattern — a marked rise in gun violence tied to both gang conflicts and financially motivated crimes — framed Hilliard’s death as part of a broader public-safety crisis that strained law enforcement and communities. The Chicago Police Department stepped up firearm recoveries, seizing guns at a much higher rate than Los Angeles, but the spike in killings still deeply affected vulnerable neighborhoods.

If anyone knew Maurice Hilliard or has information about the October 10, 2016 shooting, please share what can help clarify what happened.