Ciera Jones was 25 when she was killed in a drive‑by shooting on June 18, 2021, in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. She was riding in a vehicle with a 29‑year‑old man, identified as Corey Gaines, and a child when someone in a burgundy Dodge Durango pulled up alongside and opened fire. Ciera was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene; the Cook County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide.

Corey Gaines was shot in the back and hand and suffered a graze wound to the head; he was taken to Christ Medical Center in critical condition. The child was not physically harmed but was taken to hospital as a precaution. The shooter fled, and police said the attack appeared to be targeted; detectives had no immediate arrests and the case remained open.

If anyone was in the Ashburn area that evening or has information about a burgundy Dodge Durango seen near the scene, please share what’s known with investigators.