Delwin Harkness, 25, was fatally shot and pronounced dead at the scene on September 23, 2012, in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood. The shooting occurred during a year when Chicago recorded over 500 homicides, with much of the violence concentrated on the South and West Sides.

Washington Park has been described as a community struggling with gang-related activity, poverty, and limited economic opportunities; Harkness’s death is one of many that year cited in discussions about the city’s rising murder rate and the need for responses beyond traditional policing. Community leaders and officials were calling for strategies such as youth engagement, economic development, and other violence-prevention programs to address underlying causes.

If anyone knew Delwin or has information about the September 23, 2012 shooting, please share what you know.