Torrence Bearden, 27, was shot and killed on September 20, 2015, in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was found on the 700 block of North Harding Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Bearden’s death occurred during a weekend that saw numerous shootings across Chicago and is described as part of a larger surge in violence in the city during 2015. East Garfield Park was among the neighborhoods especially affected that year, as community leaders and organizations warned about gang activity, widespread firearm access, and systemic inequalities contributing to the crisis. Local authorities investigated the killing, which remained one of many similar tragedies in the city that year.

If anyone knew Torrence Bearden or has information about the shooting on North Harding Avenue, please come forward.