David O. White, 21, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois, on September 18, 2012. His death occurred during a year when the city recorded more than 500 homicides and was widely described as experiencing an extreme surge in gun violence. That period disproportionately affected young men in neighborhoods struggling with poverty and limited resources, especially on the South and West Sides, and many killings were linked in reports to gang disputes or drug-territory conflicts.

The homicide clearance rate that year was reported to be low, roughly one in five cases solved, with community reluctance to cooperate cited as one factor hampering investigations. White’s death is presented as part of the broader human and community toll from that wave of gun violence. If anyone knew David White or has information about the shooting on September 18, 2012, please come forward.