Roderick K. Snowden, 32, was fatally shot on January 1, 2016, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. His death is described as part of a sharp rise in homicides that year in Chicago, which recorded over 760 killings in 2016.

Snowden’s killing is presented as one of many that highlighted how economic hardship and lack of opportunities fed cycles of gun violence in several neighborhoods. If anyone knew Roderick Snowden or has information about the January 1, 2016 shooting in Englewood, please share what is known.