George Ramirez was 28 when he was fatally shot late at night on May 31, 2008, in an alley in the Clearing neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side. Few details are available about the circumstances that led to the shooting; the report gives only the date, location, and manner of death.

Ramirez’s death came during a year when the city recorded a troubling rise in homicides, with overall totals exceeding 500 in 2008, and it added to the toll on communities already struggling with gun violence. His family and neighbors were left to grieve a young life taken in a neighborhood described as having experienced sporadic violence.

If anyone remembers that night in Clearing or has information about what happened to George, please share what you know with investigators.