Kent Richardson, 55, was fatally shot on June 26, 2011, while standing outside his home on the 1500 block of West 69th Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Emergency services transported him to a nearby hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. The killing occurred in a South Side residential area that that year was experiencing high levels of gun violence; Chicago recorded 433 homicides in 2011.

Englewood is described as a community affected by gang activity, poverty, and limited resources, factors noted as contributing to the neighborhood’s violence. The loss of Richardson is presented as part of a wider pattern of shootings that deeply affected families and neighborhoods across the city.

If anyone knew Kent Richardson or has information about the June 26, 2011 shooting, please share what you remember.