Lazerrick D. Ratliff, 28, was fatally shot on October 2, 2016, in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. The shooting happened in the afternoon around 4:00 PM in the 2000 block of South Homan Avenue. Ratliff was struck in the back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The killing occurred during a year when Chicago experienced a sharp rise in homicides, with many cases concentrated in neighborhoods facing high poverty, limited resources, and frequent gun violence. Lawndale was named among the areas battling gang activity, economic deprivation, and repeated shootings, and Ratliff’s death is one of several that underscored those ongoing community challenges.

Anyone with information about what happened that afternoon on South Homan Avenue is asked to come forward.