David Delatorre was 23 when he was killed in Chicago on November 30, 2011. His death was one of 433 homicides recorded in the city that year, a total slightly lower than the year before but still part of a sustained period of gun violence that disproportionately affected young men in vulnerable neighborhoods.

The brief account links Delatorre’s killing to the broader context of gang conflicts, economic hardship, and limited community resources that contributed to Chicago’s high homicide totals in 2011.

Did anyone in Chicago know David Delatorre or have information about what happened to him that night?