Rachard D. Stokes, 29, was fatally shot in Chicago on October 26, 2015. His death occurred during a year when the city recorded a high number of homicides, many concentrated in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods experiencing gang conflicts and cycles of retaliation. The shooting took place in an area described as known for gang activity, and Stokes’ case is included in the Chicago Police Department’s homicide records used to map and analyze patterns of violence across the city.

Stokes’ death underscores how persistent gun violence disproportionately affected young men in certain neighborhoods in 2015, despite various interventions aimed at prevention. Who in the community remembers Rachard or has information about the events of October 26, 2015?