Darryl Sawyer, 31, was fatally shot on June 21, 2008, on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting occurred in the 7900 block of South Dobson Avenue in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Sawyer was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sawyer’s death came during a year when the city experienced a sharp rise in violent crime, a year that ultimately saw over 500 homicides. The case description notes that investigative progress was hampered by limited witness cooperation and other challenges common to many shootings in South and West Side neighborhoods at that time.