Ron C. Hernandez, 47, was murdered on December 21, 2014, in Chicago during a sustained campaign of violence tied to the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords. His killing is described as one of several violent acts carried out as the faction sought to protect drug operations, target rival groups, and deter witnesses on the West Side, primarily in the Austin neighborhood.

The homicide was included in a federal racketeering indictment that charged 13 alleged members and associates with a range of crimes, including multiple homicides, assaults, and drug offenses. The indictment frames Hernandez’s death as part of an organized pattern of violence used to control territory and drug markets.

Did anyone who knew Ron Hernandez or who witnessed gang activity in Austin around December 2014 come forward with information that could help clarify what happened?