Sherman Sher Harris, a 52-year-old auto mechanic from Rantoul, Illinois, was shot and killed on August 2, 2012, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. His death was the 23rd homicide in Austin that year, part of a sharp rise in citywide gun violence in 2012 that overwhelmed many neighborhoods.

Austin is described as one of the city’s more violence-prone neighborhoods, and Harris’s death is presented as emblematic of the cycle of violence that left families without closure.

If anyone knew Sherman Harris, his routines, or witnessed anything about the shooting on August 2, 2012, please share information that could help the investigation.