William Bustos, 20, was fatally shot on March 1, 2016, in the New City neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred during a year when the city experienced an unusually high number of homicides—more than 760 for 2016—driven in large part by escalating gun violence and gang-related conflicts that hit neighborhoods such as New City especially hard.

The broader context that year included changes in policing practices, reduced violence-prevention funding including suspension of state support for the Cure Violence program, and a decline in proactive measures like stop-and-frisk; those shifts are cited as contributors to the spike in gun-related incidents. Bustos’s killing is presented as one of many losses that underscored the need for sustainable solutions to violence and the persistent social and economic challenges facing affected communities.

If anyone knew William Bustos or has information about his shooting on March 1, 2016, please share what you remember.