Michael Buckner, 33, was fatally shot on September 12, 2016, in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood. The killing occurred during 2016, a year when the city experienced a steep rise in gun homicides — more than 760 by year end — and when West Englewood and similar neighborhoods were described as struggling with gang conflicts, illegal firearms, and entrenched socioeconomic problems.

Buckner’s death is presented as one of many that year illustrating how residents were often caught in the crossfire of escalating territorial tensions. Community efforts and increased policing were underway to try to curb the violence, but the surge in homicides showed how difficult those efforts were in 2016.

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