Nezery Porter was an 18-year-old Chicago resident who was fatally shot on May 2, 2009, in the Roseland neighborhood. The shooting occurred in a public area and is recorded in city homicide databases as one of the many gun deaths affecting young people in Chicago that year.

Porter’s killing has been described as part of the broader surge of homicides in 2009, a year that saw high rates of violence especially on the city’s South and West sides. Reports linked the pattern of killings to longstanding issues in neighborhoods like Roseland, including gang activity, poverty, and limited economic opportunity, and noted the continuing efforts by community groups and officials to reduce violence.

Porter’s death had a profound effect on his family and community and stands as one among hundreds of homicides in Chicago that year. If anyone knew Nezery Porter or has information about the shooting, please come forward and share what you know.