Carl P. Pate, 56, was found fatally shot at his home on South Aberdeen Street in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on September 1, 2013. His body was discovered early that morning and he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The shooting occurred in a section of the Far South Side described as facing persistent challenges with gun violence, poverty, and limited community resources.

Local reporting and public data from 2013 note that overall homicides in Chicago had declined from prior years but that violent crime remained concentrated in neighborhoods with economic distress and gang activity. Pate’s death is one of the incidents in that broader pattern and underscores continuing safety concerns for residents in West Pullman. If anyone knew Carl P. Pate or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.