Marshia McGill-Bowman, a 40-year-old mother from Dolton, Illinois, was struck by a stray bullet on August 21, 2019 while driving her four children home from day care along Sibley Boulevard. Despite being hit in the head, she managed to drive her children more than three blocks to safety; she died two days later at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Marshia was active in St. Paul C.M.E., serving as a choir director and missionary.

Investigators concluded she was not the intended target. Surveillance and witness accounts tied the fatal shot to gunfire from a nearby house where 18-year-old Avion Fonville allegedly fired multiple rounds during a shootout with rival gang members. Prosecutors charged Fonville with first-degree murder; police executing a search warrant at his residence recovered nine shell casings, and he was seen on video firing a brown handgun toward Sibley Boulevard and then pacing outside still armed.

The community mourned and called for action to curb violence. If anyone saw the shooting or has information about that night, please come forward.