George Carrero was 24 when he was fatally shot on the evening of November 23, 2015, in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died as part of the wider surge in gun violence that hit Chicago in 2015. That year saw an overall rise in homicides and shootings; 444 homicides were attributed to gunfire, more than 88 percent of the city’s homicides.

The killing left Carrero’s family devastated; his mother has spoken about the pain of not having closure or justice for her son. The community response in 2015 included increased law enforcement presence and neighborhood initiatives, but the scale of violence that year exposed entrenched problems tied to access to guns and gang activity. Carrero’s death remains one of many tragic losses from that period.

If anyone knew George, his routines, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.