Marcus C. Patrick was 22 when he was shot and killed on May 18, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during 2016, a year that saw an alarming spike in homicides across the city; Chicago recorded 764 murders that year, with much of the violence concentrated in neighborhoods facing higher poverty and limited community resources.

The killing of Marcus is described as part of a broader pattern of increased gun violence that devastated many families and prompted community initiatives, research efforts and stepped-up police activity aimed at reducing crime.

If anyone knew Marcus, his routines, or has information about the May 18, 2016, shooting, please come forward.