Eugene Matheny, 52, was fatally shot in Chicago on March 21, 2014. His death was one of many gun-related killings that year, which despite an overall decline in the city’s homicide rate compared with earlier years still left numerous neighborhoods wrestling with recurring violence.

The shooting occurred in a neighborhood described as having high levels of violent crime tied to poverty, gang activity, and illegal firearms. While 2014 showed a reduction in homicides from peak years such as 2012, individual incidents like Matheny’s emphasized the ongoing challenge of curbing gun violence across Chicago.

If anyone has information about Eugene Matheny or the shooting on March 21, 2014, please come forward.