Christopher K. Johnson, 22, was shot multiple times and killed on April 11, 2015, in the 5000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. He was pronounced dead at the scene during the early hours of the day.

The killing occurred amid a wider spike in gun violence across Chicago in 2015, with several West and South Side neighborhoods seeing increased shootings. The Austin neighborhood is described as struggling with frequent violence, gang-related activity, and limited economic opportunities that contributed to community instability; tensions and cycles of retaliation are noted as part of the context for this homicide.

Anyone with information about what happened to Christopher or who was involved is asked to come forward.