Jose R. Rios was 23 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on September 27, 2014. His death occurred during a weekend that saw a series of violent incidents across the city, especially on the South Side, and contributed to Chicago’s high firearm-related death toll that year.

Family and community members remember him with candles, tributes, and memorials, including an entry at the National Gun Violence Memorial. His killing is presented as part of the larger pattern of urban gun violence that affected neighborhoods across the city in 2014.

If anyone knew Jose R. Rios or has information about the shooting, please share what you remember.