Alexander Rodriguez was 22 when he was shot and killed in Chicago on December 23, 2013. His death occurred during a year of elevated gun violence in the city, a period that disproportionately affected young men and strained law enforcement efforts.

The circumstances of Rodriguez’s killing remain unclear and the case is unsolved. His homicide is cited as part of a larger pattern involving gang activity and the proliferation of illegal firearms that devastated families and neighborhoods in 2013.

Anyone with information that could help bring answers in this case is asked to contact the appropriate authorities.