Justin Mercado was 19 when he was shot and killed on September 17, 2014, on the streets of Chicago, Illinois. His death is recorded in the Chicago Data Portal and the Chicago Sun-Times homicide database as one of the many victims of gun violence during a period of elevated shootings in the city.

The account frames Justin’s killing as part of a wider pattern affecting young men in neighborhoods challenged by gang activity, limited social services, and economic hardship. The databases list his name to remember victims and to illustrate the scale of urban violence that community groups and law enforcement have been trying to address.

Does anyone have information about Justin, where he spent time, or details that could help fill in what happened that day?