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Kimberly Lynn Underwood, a 53-year-old African American woman from Chicago, was fatally shot on November 6, 2019, while returning home from work. She was still in her car, about ten feet from her parking spot on East 133rd Street just before 10:30 p.m., when three people in a group fired at her; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Family remembered her as a daycare provider and grandmother of eleven, a loving mother and positive role model.

Investigators say the shooters were moving through a Far South Side housing complex, making hand gestures and pointing weapons while searching for rival gang members. The attack reportedly arose from a mistaken identification; Kimberly was not the intended target. Avion King was arrested, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and received a 15-year sentence; King had already served 1,648 days by sentencing. Another suspect, Devante York, was charged and convicted on all counts in connection with the killing, with sentencing scheduled later.

Does anyone who knew Kimberly or witnessed the shooting have information that could add detail to what happened that night?