Dontae D. Roberts, 30, was killed in Chicago on August 10, 2016, during a surge of shootings that made that summer one of the city’s deadliest in decades. His death came amid a month that saw numerous homicides and more than 400 shooting victims, contributing to Chicago’s 2016 homicide total surpassing 500 before the end of summer.

The case is presented against a backdrop of rising violence that began increasing after 2014, with many neighborhoods experiencing daily shootings and the wider community coping with poverty, limited economic opportunity, and strained relations with the police. Roberts’ death is described as one of many that highlighted the human toll of the city’s escalating gun violence.

If anyone knew Dontae Roberts or has information about the circumstances of his death on August 10, 2016, please share what you know.