Derrick Canady, 34, was shot and killed on August 14, 2016, in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened in the 12000 block of South Lafayette Avenue. Officers arriving found Canady unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he was later pronounced dead at the scene. No motive was identified and no suspects were immediately apprehended.

Canady’s death occurred during a year of sharply increased gun violence in Chicago: 2016 saw 764 murders, the highest total since the early 1990s. Observers have linked the surge to several factors cited that year, including reductions in certain police interventions and cuts to violence prevention programs, a rise in gun availability, and a large proportion of homicides tied to gang activity. West Pullman was noted as one of the neighborhoods disproportionately affected by that violence and economic hardship.

Does anyone have information about Derrick Canady, his movements that day, or the 12000 block of South Lafayette Avenue in August 2016?