Jermaine E. Blandin, 39, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois, on July 2, 2017. His death came amid a year of substantial gun violence across the city that affected many neighborhoods and families. Blandin’s fatal shooting is listed among the homicides that contributed to the alarming number of violent deaths in Chicago that year.

Blandin’s death is remembered as part of the human toll on his family and community and as a reminder of calls for community efforts and policy interventions to improve safety and stability where violence is most concentrated.

If anyone knew Jermaine Blandin or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.