Tynaz Shorter was 22 when she was killed in a shooting in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on October 17, 2020. She was sitting in the backseat of a friend’s car in the early hours when a black Chevrolet approached and someone inside opened fire. Shorter was struck in her right leg and buttocks and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she died. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Shorter was a college student who worked full time and hoped to become a teacher; her family described her as a beautiful, energetic young woman who loved to laugh and dance. Her mother, Tyrina Medley, said the car Shorter was in was repeatedly shot at and eventually crashed, and that the driver and another passenger fled the scene, leaving Shorter and an injured man behind.

Area Four detectives are handling the investigation; no arrests or suspects have been announced. If anyone has information about the shooting or the black Chevrolet involved, contact investigators. Would anyone who was in Humboldt Park that night or who knew Tynaz please come forward with information?