James F. Lane was 29 and from Chicago when he was killed on September 7, 2007. His death occurred during a period of elevated gun violence in the city, particularly on Chicago’s South Side, where a wave of homicides tied to gang activity and the illegal drug trade affected many young men in their twenties and thirties.

Specific circumstances of Lane’s killing are not provided. His homicide is one of many that contributed to the broader crisis of urban violence in that era and to ongoing efforts by the Chicago Police Department to investigate and reduce deadly crime in the city’s hardest-hit neighborhoods.

If anyone knew James Lane or has information about what happened to him on or before September 7, 2007, please share what you know with investigators.