Takeyla Sims, 34, was killed in an early-morning shooting on March 1, 2020, in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred about 6:40 a.m. in the 8300 block of South LaSalle Street after a physical altercation among multiple people escalated. Michael Lee, 28, who was also involved, died of his injuries at the University of Chicago Medical Center; both victims were taken there after the shooting.

According to reports, a 40-year-old man pulled a gun and fired, striking Sims and Lee; he was shot in the arm during the exchange and treated at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. As of the latest updates, Area South detectives and the Cook County medical examiner are investigating and no charges had been filed against the 40-year-old man. Some accounts describe the incident as potentially domestic-related, but specific relationships and the full sequence of events have not been disclosed.

If anyone has information about what led to the altercation or knew either victim, please share tips with Area South detectives.