On December 2, 2020, 23-year-old Nautica Banks of Chicago was killed during a violent pursuit and shooting that began about 8:30 p.m. near Kostner Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway. A dark blue Chevrolet Equinox reportedly chased a white Kia Optima carrying Banks, two women and a male driver. Someone in the Equinox opened fire at the Kia; the Kia later struck a parked car near Laramie Avenue and Roosevelt Road.

Nautica Banks and 21-year-old Kiondria Richards of Dolton died at the scene from crash injuries; a 25-year-old Tatiana Baker was shot in the lower back and later died at Loyola University Medical Center. The male driver survived with injuries and was not shot. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Banks and Richards homicides.

The occupants of the Equinox fled and no arrests have been announced. The Chicago Police Department is investigating; the case remains open. If anyone has information about the chase, the shooting, or the Equinox’s occupants, please come forward.