Amanda McMurry, a 35-year-old African American mother of three, was shot and killed on September 11, 2021, in Chicago. She was sitting in her car with friends in the parking lot of a Jewel Osco near 87th and the Dan Ryan early that Saturday morning when an unidentified assailant opened fire. Amanda was struck in the head and later pronounced dead after treatment at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Her oldest son, Terrance Wright, said Amanda was positive and outgoing and worked to provide for her children, holding jobs including one at Crazy Crab in Evergreen Park. Area Two detectives are investigating; police have not determined whether Amanda was the intended target, and no arrests or suspects have been announced.

Anyone who was in the Jewel Osco parking lot that morning or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.