Honorio Hernandez, 23, was fatally shot in Chicago on August 3, 2015. The killing occurred during a summer that saw rising gun violence across the city; his death was recorded in the Chicago Police Department’s CLEAR system but the precise location was withheld under public safety privacy protocols. Hernandez is described in the city’s crime data as one of many victims contributing to the elevated number of gun-related homicides in 2015, a year marked by increasing tensions and crime across several neighborhoods. This case is part of a broader pattern the city’s public data initiatives sought to map and analyze in hopes of informing responses to violence.

If anyone knew Honorio, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could clarify what happened that day, please share it with investigators.