Nikki Conner, a 22-year-old African American woman, was shot and killed on June 21, 2022, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred around 11:10 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Bishop Street. Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office say she was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center shortly after the incident.

Police say the shooting happened during an argument at a party that followed a funeral Nikki Conner had attended earlier that day. According to the investigation, a man who fled the scene approached Conner and her friends after they were urged to leave the gathering as outsiders, demanded they leave, then fired, striking Conner in the head and legs. Friends later identified Marcell Hunter, 27, through Facebook profiles and gave that information to police.

Authorities arrested Marcell Hunter at his South Shore home and charged him with murder. Investigators say Hunter, who had three pending cases and a history of felony charges, was on electronic monitoring the day of the shooting, tampered with his monitoring bracelet, and attended the party despite being required to remain home; he asked for a lawyer when confronted with monitoring evidence. If anyone knew Nikki Conner or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.