Christopher Young was 18 when he was fatally shot on April 10, 2011, while standing on the sidewalk in the 400 block of West 79th Street in Chicago. He was an African American male killed during a period of elevated gun violence in the city that disproportionately affected young Black men. The 2011 Chicago Murder Analysis Report noted that 75.3% of that year’s murder victims were Black and 90.1% were male, with many homicides linked to altercations and street gang activity.

No arrests have been reported in Christopher Young’s killing and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about Christopher, the shooting, or the block of West 79th Street that night, please share what you know with investigators.