Shaun Wooden was 25 when he was fatally shot on August 19, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a period of elevated gun violence in the city, which saw particularly high homicide rates in neighborhoods on the West, South, and Southwest sides such as Englewood and West Garfield Park.

Public health tracking, including the Illinois Violent Death Reporting System, linked the city’s homicide hot spots to longstanding socioeconomic challenges and limited access to resources. Shaun’s killing was one of many that year that highlighted the difficulty of achieving sustained reductions in violence despite law enforcement efforts.

If anyone knew Shaun, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help clarify what happened on August 19, 2007, please share what is known.