Rayneesha Dotson, a 30-year-old African American woman, was killed in a mass shooting in the Park Manor neighborhood of Chicago on March 14, 2021. Dotson, who had recently moved to Texas and was visiting her hometown, was among two people killed and 13 others wounded in an early morning attack at a makeshift nightclub at 6798 S. South Chicago Ave. The venue was described as a garage/tow yard with an attached duplex apartment converted into a bar or party area.

Witnesses and police say a disagreement among partygoers escalated into gunfire around 4:40 a.m.; Dotson suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have been investigating possible motives including personal disputes or local street gang retaliation, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains open. Dotson’s family remembers her as compassionate and ambitious, with hopes of a career as a rapper; they continue to push for answers and justice.

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