Martha Maschke, 48, of Rockford, Illinois, was shot and killed on May 4, 2022, after dropping off birthday presents at a friend’s residence on 17th Avenue. Officers found her with a life-threatening gunshot wound; she was taken to a hospital and later died. The incident was reported as a shooting followed by a vehicle hijacking and was the eighth homicide in the city that year, part of a cluster of four fatal shootings between April 25 and May 4, 2022.

Martha was born September 26, 1973, and worked as a certified nursing assistant. Family remembered her for her compassion, her laugh, and simple pleasures like reading, puzzles, and caring for her pets. The investigation identified Antwon Spencer, 13 at the time, after DNA was recovered from items at the scene; he was arrested in connection with the killing.

Did anyone in Rockford know Martha or have information about what happened that evening?