Raheem Dismukes was 22 when he was shot and killed on October 9, 2016, in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. His death came during 2016, a year that saw a dramatic rise in homicides across the city, with over 760 reported that year. Austin was among the neighborhoods hardest hit by gun violence, where frequent shootings and a high number of homicide victims reflected long-standing problems tied to poverty, gang rivalries, and easy access to firearms.

Raheem’s killing is described as part of a broader pattern of young people losing their lives to street violence in Chicago in 2016. Does anyone from Austin who remembers that October know more about Raheem or what happened that night?