Fourteen-year-old Lavander Hearns was shot and killed on August 25, 2013, in Chicago. His death is described as part of a larger pattern of gun violence that year, when the city recorded over 450 homicides and many victims were young people caught in the crossfire of street conflicts.

Community groups and city officials are noted as working on prevention, though progress is described as slow.

Does anyone who knew Lavander or was in that neighborhood in August 2013 have information that could shed light on what happened?