Sa’Qura Heard was 17 when she was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on July 17, 2022. She was in a vehicle in the 7300 block of South Union Avenue when another car pulled up and shots were fired; she was struck and later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Sa’Qura had just graduated from Johnson College Prep and had a full-ride scholarship to Southern Illinois University to study nursing, with college set to begin in a few weeks.

Family and friends remember her as a positive force and a motivator among her peers; she left behind a 3-year-old son, her parents, a stepmother, and 13 siblings. If anyone was in the area that night or has information about the shooting, please come forward.