Cordarryl Hill, 21, was fatally shot in the early hours of August 13, 2012, in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His death came amid a marked surge in homicides across Chicago in 2012, a year that ended with the city recording more than 500 homicides. The increase has been linked in reports to the disbanding of certain specialized police units that had focused on gang activity and to social and economic conditions that left neighborhoods like Englewood especially vulnerable to gang-related violence.

Anyone who knew Cordarryl Hill or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.