Natyia Bowen, a 22-year-old man, was shot and killed on March 2, 2016, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The killing occurred during a year when the city recorded a sharp rise in homicides, 764 in total, and is presented as part of a broader surge in gun violence that especially affected neighborhoods like Austin.

Friends and family remembered Bowen as loyal and compassionate, the life of the party, and deeply devoted to his family and his child. He attended Austin Career Education Center. His death prompted online tributes and candles lit in his memory as people mourned and called for greater safety in the community.

Who in Austin or the wider Chicago area has information about Natyia Bowen’s last day or the shooting on March 2, 2016?