Arthur Burgess, 19, was fatally shot on December 2, 2010, in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood. His death was one of many that year as the city grappled with a sharp rise in homicides, particularly in neighborhoods hard hit by gang activity and economic distress.

West Englewood is described as one of the hotspots for violence in 2010, where limited access to resources and persistent socio-economic problems are cited as contributing factors to elevated crime. The shooting is presented as part of the broader pattern of gun violence and conflicts—often involving gangs or personal disputes—that drove that year’s homicide totals in Chicago.

Arthur Burgess’s death underscores the challenge of addressing not only immediate crime but the deeper social conditions that feed it. If anyone knew Arthur, witnessed the shooting, or has information about what happened on December 2, 2010, please share what is known with investigators.