On August 25, 2014, 23-year-old Joseph Lewis was fatally shot in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Family described him as a young man who was learning life lessons and making wiser choices when his life was cut short by gun violence.

His death came during a year marked by a rise in homicides and gun incidents in the city, and it underscores the toll those trends took on communities already struggling with gang-related violence. The loss left his loved ones mourning a life they say was beginning to turn toward more positive paths.

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