Travon D. Smith was 15 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on July 17, 2016. His death occurred during a year that saw a sudden, sustained spike in homicides across the city—2016 ended with 762 homicides, about 90 percent involving firearms—and many victims were young people caught up in neighborhood violence.

Reports place Smith’s killing amid broader problems cited for the surge: illegal firearms on the streets, economic hardship, gang activity, and limited access to resources in affected neighborhoods. Chicago police recovered more firearms in 2016 than agencies in some larger cities, a detail often raised in discussions of that year’s violence.

Does anyone have information about Travon Smith, where he lived, or what happened on July 17, 2016?