Darryl D. Davis, 27, was killed in Chicago, Illinois, on June 9, 2011. His death is recorded among a large number of homicides that year, when the city experienced a marked rise in violent, often gun-related, incidents.

The narrative around that period ties many of the killings to broader neighborhood problems: gang activity, limited economic opportunity, and other socio-economic factors that intensified cycles of violence in vulnerable communities. City data from 2011 highlight how widespread the fatalities were and how they disproportionately affected young men from marginalized areas.

The homicide of Darryl Davis is one of many that underlined calls for increased police presence and community intervention programs; however, those efforts did not stop the continued toll of violent crime that year. If anyone knew Darryl or has information about his death, please come forward.