Derrick A Holiday, 23, was shot and killed in Chicago on January 23, 2012. His death occurred during a year when the city experienced a marked rise in killings — Chicago recorded 506 homicides in 2012. Observers have linked the surge in part to unusually warm weather early in the year and to shifts in policing strategy, including the disbanding of specialized gang units by Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

Those changes and ongoing gang violence were cited as factors in the spike, and Holiday’s killing was described as emblematic of the violence affecting many neighborhoods at the time. Few personal details about Holiday’s life are provided beyond his age and how he died.

Does anyone have information about Derrick Holiday or the circumstances of the shooting that could help clarify what happened?