Ahkevah Petway-Moody, a 42-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot on June 16, 2022, while seated in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. in the 10700 block of South State Street. She was struck in the head by gunfire, taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and pronounced dead.

Petway-Moody taught tap and jazz and began teaching at age 14. She graduated with honors from Rich South High School and later studied singing and dance at Olive-Harvey College. She was a mother of six. Area Two detectives have been investigating and reviewed surveillance footage from the scene, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Her family has called for justice.

If anyone knew Ahkevah, saw activity on South State Street that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.