Cesar Mario Perez, 19, was shot and killed on March 9, 2016, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. According to reports, he was walking when an unknown assailant approached and shot him multiple times; he was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

Perez’s death came during a year of sharply increased homicides in Chicago, a surge that hit neighborhoods like Little Village especially hard amid persistent gang activity and economic hardship. Family and friends remember him as caring and selfless, and tributes appear on memorial sites. The case remains unresolved, and his relatives have expressed frustration over the lack of answers and justice.

If anyone knew Cesar, saw him in Little Village on March 9, 2016, or has information about this shooting, please come forward to help his family find answers.