Clifton Barney, 17, was fatally shot on May 17, 2013, in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. The killing occurred during a violent weekend that included multiple shootings across the city, leaving several people wounded or killed.

Barney’s death was reported as part of a broader rise in gun violence in Chicago during 2013, a year that saw a significant number of homicides and firearm-related incidents affecting young people in neighborhoods contending with gang-related activity and socio-economic challenges. Efforts at community-focused policing and other interventions were under way, but the tragedy underscores how such incidents continued to devastate families and communities.

If anyone knew Clifton, his routines, or has information about what happened that day, please share what you remember.