Quinton Buckner was 17 when he was fatally shot on November 6, 2008, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. His death came the same day as the killing of another teenager, Brian Murdock, and was among multiple homicides that pushed the city’s 2008 murder total past the prior year’s figure.

The shooting was part of a broader surge of gun violence in Englewood and other South Side neighborhoods that year, contributing to community fear and calls for action. Reports link these killings to the same patterns of gang-related conflict, poverty, and systemic neglect that residents and local leaders cited as drivers of the violence. By October 2008 Chicago had recorded over 441 homicides, and incidents that month, including Quinton’s, intensified demands for change.

If anyone knew Quinton, saw what happened on November 6, 2008, or has information that could help, please come forward.