Cordero Washington, an 18-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot on October 6, 2007, in a neighborhood that was then coping with high rates of violent crime. His death appears in the city’s homicide records compiled from the Chicago Police Department’s CLEAR system and is one of many young Black men killed in that period.

Investigators faced obstacles including witness reluctance and difficulty identifying suspects in neighborhoods with deep mistrust of law enforcement, factors that left numerous cases unresolved.

Anyone who knew Cordero, was in that neighborhood on October 6, 2007, or has information that could help should contact the Chicago Police Department.