Robert L. Franklin, 57, was fatally shot in Chicago on October 17, 2013. He was visiting the city and, according to reports, had asked for directions; that encounter escalated into a confrontation that ended with his death.

His killing was recorded by the Chicago Police Department and is counted among the homicides that helped drive the city’s rising homicide rate in 2013. The case is set against a backdrop of high violence in parts of Chicago, where socio-economic challenges and gang activity were noted as contributing factors to the year’s elevated death toll. Franklin’s death underscores the often-random nature of gun violence and the risks faced by innocent people.

Did anyone in Chicago know Robert Franklin or see something the night of October 17, 2013?