Jaime Cervantes was 17 when he was killed in a rifle shooting on November 28, 2016, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. His cousin, 19-year-old Leny Cervantes, was also killed in the same incident near their home in an area that had seen repeated violence.

The shooting was described as targeted and tied to the broader struggle with gang violence affecting many Chicago neighborhoods at the time. The report places the killings in the context of longstanding problems in Back of the Yards, including high rates of gun violence and systemic challenges such as poverty and limited resources.

The deaths of Jaime and Leny underline the toll that targeted shootings take on young people in neighborhoods under sustained pressure from gang activity. If anyone knew Jaime or Leny, or has information about that November 2016 shooting, please share what you know.