Pierre D Peters, listed in some reports as Pierre D. Island, was 27 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on April 26, 2016. His death occurred during a year that saw a sharp rise in homicides across the city, with more than 750 murders recorded in 2016.

The case is presented amid discussion of wider factors that year — shifting gang dynamics, reduced use of proactive stops after a consent decree involving the ACLU, and the ready availability of illegal firearms — which are cited as contributing to the surge in deadly shootings. The Chicago Police Department struggled with those high rates, especially in neighborhoods hardest hit by gun violence.

Does anyone have information about Pierre’s life, the neighborhood where he was killed, or the circumstances of the shooting?