William J. Wesley was 28 when he was fatally shot in an alley in the Burnside neighborhood of Chicago on October 5, 2009. The Chicago Police Department recorded Wesley’s death alongside other homicides as part of efforts to analyze crime trends.

Wesley’s death is presented as part of a wider pattern of gun-related homicides across the city that year, highlighting challenges the city faced with urban violence and the need for coordinated responses combining law enforcement and community-based prevention. If anyone knew William Wesley or saw anything about that shooting in Burnside on October 5, 2009, please share what is known.