Lasean Barnes, 38, was fatally shot in Chicago on May 24, 2015. The killing occurred in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side, an area described as facing high rates of violence and ongoing problems with gang activity and socio-economic distress. Barnes’ death was recorded amid a broader surge in homicides across Chicago in 2015, a year when violent deaths rose notably in neighborhoods such as East and West Garfield Park.

Reports note that victims of gun violence in the city that year were disproportionately male and often residents of higher-crime neighborhoods. Barnes is one of the many lives lost that underscored calls for reforms and community efforts to curb gun violence in Chicago.

Did anyone in East Garfield Park at that time have information about Barnes or the events of May 24, 2015?