Ellis Selton, 30, was fatally shot on June 26, 2016, in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was struck multiple times and died at the scene despite emergency response efforts. The killing occurred amid a steep rise in violence across the city that year.

Chicago recorded more than 760 homicides in 2016, the highest total in about two decades, with authorities linking the increase to gang conflicts, economic instability, and changes in policing strategies. Washington Park was among the neighborhoods hit hardest by that wave of shootings and persistent poverty.

Selton’s death is one among many that year which underscored the city’s gun violence crisis and the challenges facing economically disadvantaged communities. If anyone has information about what happened to Ellis Selton or witnessed the June 26 shooting, please come forward to aid the investigation.