Catrice Ware, a 21-year-old African American woman from Chicago, was killed in a shooting on November 18, 2020. The first reported incident occurred about 4:22 p.m. in the Lawndale neighborhood when two people exited a gray vehicle and opened fire on a group in front of a store on West Roosevelt Road. Ware was struck in the abdomen and head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Three other people were critically injured in that shooting.

A related report from the same day describes Ware and a 29-year-old man in a southbound vehicle on South Hamlin Boulevard in East Garfield Park when someone in a dark-colored vehicle pulled up and opened fire. In that account Ware was struck in the abdomen and thigh and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai; the 29-year-old man suffered a leg wound and was stabilized. Police initially believed the pair were victims of the Lawndale shooting because they arrived at the hospital at the same time as the other victims.

Area Four detectives are investigating. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified. If anyone has information that could help investigators or knew Catrice Ware, please come forward.