Paul Farlinger, 49, was fatally shot on July 29, 2016, in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred during 2016, a year that saw a dramatic rise in homicides across the city, which recorded over 750 killings that year.

Farlinger’s killing is recorded in community memorials and homicide databases that list victims from that surge of gun violence. The Belmont Cragin area, like other neighborhoods mentioned in those records, was described as facing crime and violence amid ongoing economic and social challenges.

Who in Belmont Cragin or the wider community might have information about Paul Farlinger or the circumstances of his death?