Marshawn Cooper was 22 when he was fatally shot on May 27, 2016, in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s far South Side. His death occurred during 2016, a year that saw a dramatic increase in violence across Chicago, with the city recording over 760 homicides. Many neighborhoods with high poverty and limited resources experienced spikes in shootings that year, and Cooper’s killing is described as reflective of that broader trend affecting many young men from marginalized communities.

The surge in gun violence in 2016 placed heavy strain on Chicago’s law enforcement agencies, and clearance rates for homicides remained low, leaving many families without justice or closure. Does anyone have information about Marshawn Cooper, where he spent his time, or what happened that day that could help bring answers?