Cortez F Tate, a 25-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016. The shooting occurred in a neighborhood described as one of many in the city then grappling with high rates of violent crime; Tate was one of several victims during a particularly deadly summer for Chicago.

His death is placed within the wider spike in gun violence that year, when the city recorded over 760 homicides. Accounts link much of the violence to neighborhoods affected by poverty and gang conflicts, with challenges such as limited witness cooperation and widespread firearm availability impeding efforts to reduce killings.

If anyone knew Cortez, his routines, or observed activity in his neighborhood around August 9, 2016, please share information that might help piece together what happened.