Bobbye Johnson, a 55-year-old African American woman from Chicago, was killed on February 1, 2022, after being struck in the chest by a stray bullet around 4 p.m. on the 200 block of East 35th Street as she was leaving a Chase Bank branch. She was a gospel singer active in her church and a mother of four and grandmother.

The shooting began when an unidentified gunman known only as Renegade fired at a security guard, Victor Brown, striking him in the thigh. Brown, 34, who had prior convictions for domestic battery and armed robbery, grabbed another guard’s gun and fired roughly 20 shots in return. One of those rounds fatally hit Johnson. Brown was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon; he was treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center before being taken to Cook County Jail and is held on $1 million bail.

Johnson’s family has filed lawsuits against the liquor store and other nearby businesses, alleging negligent security and blaming them for employing Brown. The community remembers her for her bright smile and love of gospel music. Does anyone have information about the sequence of shots or witnesses who saw the confrontation?