Demarco Tarell Richards, 30, was shot and killed on August 28, 2016, in West Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side. He was one of three people shot that day; the others survived, while Richards succumbed to his injuries. The shooting took place during an especially violent weekend in a year that saw a sharp rise in gun violence across Chicago, with more than 760 homicides recorded in 2016.

West Garfield Park was identified as one of the neighborhoods hardest hit that year amid gang conflicts, weakened proactive policing, social tensions, and long-standing economic deprivation that limited opportunities for youth. Friends and community members remembered Richards as caring and generous. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Richards, please share what you know with investigators or on this thread.