Justin M. Blanks, also known as Justin David JB Blanks, was a 30-year-old man who died on May 1, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was counted among the many homicides during that period that contributed to the city’s cycle of gun violence.

Family and community members remembered him; a memorial and details about his funeral and burial appear on Find a Grave. His death is part of the larger toll Chicago tracked while examining the impact of violence across neighborhoods and the efforts—by community groups and law enforcement—to reduce it.

Who knew Justin, or has information about him or the circumstances of his death?