John Liberty, 73, was shot and killed in Chicago on April 1, 2017. His death was one of many homicides that year as the city faced a surge in gun violence that affected neighborhoods with heightened gang activity and saw an increase in elderly victims.

Liberty’s homicide is presented as part of a broader pattern of escalating violence across age groups in Chicago during 2017. Anyone who knew John Liberty or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.