Beauford Nelson, 32, was shot and killed on November 21, 2007, on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting took place amid a period of elevated homicides in the city; reports say the details of the incident remain unclear. No suspects have been arrested or charged in connection with his murder and the case remains open.

Nelson’s death is recorded in the Chicago Police Department’s homicide listings for the era and is described as part of the broader pattern of lethal violence affecting neighborhoods coping with economic hardship and gang activity. Little else about the shooting is publicly detailed.

If anyone knew Beauford, was in that neighborhood on November 21, 2007, or has information about this case, please share what you know with authorities.