Josue Gonzalez, 36, was killed on May 13, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was recorded during a severe surge in the city’s violence that year, when the overall murder count rose past 500 after 435 the previous year.

The homicide occurred amid escalating gang violence and frequent shootings on Chicago’s South and West Sides; many killings in 2012 were described as gang-related or stemming from interpersonal disputes. Josue’s case is listed among the numerous tragic deaths that made 2012 one of the deadliest years in recent Chicago history.

Does anyone have information about Josue’s life, where he lived, or the incident that night?