Donald Johnson, 28, was fatally shot in Chicago on September 21, 2016. His death occurred during a year when the city saw a sharp rise in gun violence, with 2016 registering 762 murders and many neighborhoods on the South and West Sides—including Roseland, Austin, and Englewood—among the hardest hit.

The increase in killings that year is described as linked to heightened tension between police and the community and the widespread availability of firearms; the Chicago Police Department reported confiscating over 8,300 firearms in 2016. Johnson’s death is recorded as one of the many that contributed to the tragic toll and the push for targeted enforcement and community engagement efforts.

If anyone has information about the shooting of Donald Johnson in September 2016, please come forward to assist investigators.