Rudy Ortiz was 18 when he was shot and killed on September 18, 2008, in Chicago’s New City neighborhood on the South Side, also called Back of the Yards. He was found fatally wounded on a sidewalk. His death came during a violent year for the city, which recorded more than 500 homicides in 2008, and reflects the broader pattern of deadly street violence affecting Chicago’s South and West Sides.

If anyone knew Rudy, saw him that day, or has information about what happened, please share what is known.