Treja Kelly was 17 and three months pregnant when she was shot and killed on September 8, 2019, while walking in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Family members said Treja had recently testified against Deonte Davis, who was convicted in June 2019 of murdering her cousin Christopher Fields in 2016. Her grandmother and investigators reported that a $5,000 bounty had been placed on Treja’s head for her role as a witness. Authorities arrested Kavarian Rogers and charged him with the killing; Rogers allegedly admitted being paid to kill Treja and was awaiting trial.

Treja’s family and community remember her as a bright young woman whose life was cut short by gun violence. If anyone knew Treja, saw her that day, or has information about the shooting or the reported bounty, please come forward.