Lazaro Enriquez, 20, was shot and killed on June 23, 2011, on Chicago’s West Side. His death occurred during a year when the city experienced a high number of homicides, with many victims of similar age from neighborhoods struggling with concentrated violence, poverty, and gang activity. The shooting that killed Enriquez is presented as part of that broader pattern of gun violence disproportionately affecting marginalized communities on the West Side.

Few personal details about Enriquez are provided beyond his age, the date, and the location of the killing.