Joel Newell was a 22-year-old resident of Chicago who died from a gunshot on May 24, 2008. His death is listed in Chicago’s 2008 homicide data, a year that saw more than 500 homicides and a marked rise in gun-related killings.

Chicago Police Department tallies for 2008 record demographic and geographic information about victims and offenders and note an increase in firearms used in fatal incidents, with investigators facing a low clearance rate that year. Joel Newell’s case was one of many that illustrated the city’s worsening public-safety crisis in 2008.

If anyone knew Joel, saw activity near his neighborhood on May 24, 2008, or has information about his death, please share what is known.