Mark A. Hayes, 23, was killed in a shooting in Chicago on November 9, 2015. His death is recorded among the many homicides during a period of intense gun violence in the city, affecting neighborhoods already struggling with crime, poverty, and limited community resources.

Public safety records list Hayes’s killing as part of broader patterns that have disproportionately impacted certain communities with high poverty rates and fewer social services. The loss contributed to the climate of fear and low morale described in those neighborhoods and underscores calls for community-based interventions and investments in public safety.

If anyone knew Mark Hayes or has information about the November 9, 2015 shooting, please come forward.