Tiana M Brown, 20, was killed in Chicago on February 17, 2016. Her death occurred during a year that saw a sharp rise in homicides across the city, with 764 recorded in 2016 and most attributed to firearms.

Brown’s case is recorded among many memorials and city databases that track gun violence and homicides in Chicago, and her death is presented as part of a wider pattern affecting neighborhoods with poverty and limited resources. The overview stresses the human cost of the city’s surge in gun-related killings and the strain that spike placed on communities and law enforcement.

If anyone knew Tiana or has information about the circumstances of her death, please share what you know with investigators or the community.