Michael J. Wickliffe, 35, was fatally shot on May 21, 2016, in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The shooting occurred during a year when the city experienced a marked spike in gun violence, and Wickliffe’s death joined the rising homicide toll that affected multiple neighborhoods in 2016.

Family and friends memorialized him with flowers and tributes as they grieved a life taken too soon. The case is presented against the broader context of Chatham’s struggles with high rates of violence and the citywide challenges—gang conflict, economic inequality, and easy access to guns—cited as contributing factors to ongoing insecurity.

If anyone knew Michael Wickliffe or has information about the shooting on May 21, 2016, please share what you know.