Mario Lucious, 24, was fatally shot on September 12, 2007, on a sidewalk in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city’s southwest side. The shooting occurred in a predominantly residential area of a community that has long been described as diverse but challenged by crime and violence.

Lucious was one of many homicide victims in Chicago in 2007; his death drew little media attention at the time. Local homicide databases and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s records include his case as part of the wider pattern of gun violence that has affected neighborhoods with socio-economic hardships.

Does anyone have information about Mario’s life in Chicago Lawn or recall the circumstances of the shooting?