Michael Picon was 19 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on April 24, 2009. His death is recorded in the City of Chicago’s public homicide data from a year that saw an especially high number of violent deaths, many of them among young people.

The case is presented against a backdrop of pervasive gun violence and gang-related conflicts across Chicago neighborhoods in 2009. Authorities emphasized the need for community cooperation to provide information that could lead to justice, and his death was cited as part of arguments for broader preventative strategies involving community engagement and resources in addition to policing.

If anyone knew Michael, was in the area that day, or has information that could help, please come forward to investigators.