Alex T. Bland was 22 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on March 23, 2011. His death occurred during a year of rising gun violence in the city, when homicides were particularly common in communities affected by gang activity, poverty, and other systemic problems.

The case is described as part of a larger pattern in 2011 of young Black and Hispanic men being disproportionately impacted by gun homicides in Chicago.

Does anyone have information about Alex Bland, where he lived or who might have known him in Chicago?