Pierre Reese was 27 when he was shot and killed on August 5, 2015, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The killing took place during a year Chicago recorded a marked rise in homicides, with 468 deaths citywide in 2015 compared with 416 in 2014.

Austin is described as one of several predominantly African-American neighborhoods in Chicago that experienced a concentrated amount of gun violence; Reese’s death is cited as part of that broader pattern and the community trauma that follows such killings.

Does anyone have information about Reese, the circumstances of the shooting, or knew him and can offer details that might help clarify what happened?