Jose Lopez was 29 when he was shot and killed on August 19, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place during a period of heightened gun violence in the city, when many homicides were linked to gang conflicts and retaliatory shootings.

The case is described as one of many that added to the challenges Chicago faced at the time: investigators struggled with witness reluctance, fear of retaliation, and the complexities of gang-related crime, making some investigations difficult to resolve.

Did anyone in Chicago in August 2009 know Jose Lopez or have information about what happened that night?