Dieonte D. Harris was 18 when he was shot and killed on September 20, 2015, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The killing took place in the early hours of that Sunday, joining a long list of young people killed during a violent year for the city.

His death is described as part of a broader pattern of shootings and homicides that affected Chicago in 2015, especially in neighborhoods facing poverty, gang activity, and limited community resources. Family, friends, and community members remember Dieonte among others whose losses illustrate the human cost behind the statistics of gun violence.

If anyone knew Dieonte, was in Auburn Gresham that night, or has information about what happened, please share what is known.