Justin H. Jackson was 22 when he was fatally shot on June 23, 2013, on Chicago’s South Side. His death came during a year of elevated shootings across the city, as neighborhoods already struggling with poverty, gang conflict, and limited resources saw repeated losses of young people to gun violence.

The case sits within a broader pattern that drew national attention in 2013: escalating rates of firearm-related homicides and concerted but incomplete efforts by law enforcement and community groups to curb the bloodshed. Jackson’s death is presented as one of many that illustrate the persistent risks residents faced in heavily affected neighborhoods.

Anyone who knew Justin, was in the South Side area on June 23, 2013, or has information that could help connect his death to those broader patterns is asked to come forward.