Marcus J. Wallace was 23 when he was killed in Chicago, Illinois, on January 11, 2013. His death was one of many homicides during a year when the city’s overall shooting and homicide numbers were already exceeding prior years and stoking public concern.

The Chicago Police Department recorded Wallace’s homicide at the block level. The case occurred amid a broader surge of gun violence that disproportionately affected young men from underprivileged neighborhoods and was discussed in the context of gang conflicts, drug-territory disputes, and retaliatory shootings. Wallace’s death is described as part of the larger patterns tied to economic hardship, segregation, and lack of opportunities for youth in the city.

Does anyone have information about Marcus Wallace or recall circumstances around the January 11, 2013 shooting?