Nikisha Cherelle Stevenson, 29, was fatally shot on August 16, 2019, in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. She was seated in a vehicle with 37-year-old Darvell Jermaine Murry when another car pulled up around 4 p.m., two masked gunmen exited and opened fire. Both Stevenson and Murry were struck multiple times, taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and pronounced dead; autopsies listed both deaths as homicides from multiple gunshot wounds.

No arrests have been announced and Area North detectives continue to investigate. Investigators say a lack of witnesses willing to come forward has hindered progress; the family has expressed frustration about limited communication and believes police may have leads but lack the evidence or testimony needed to move forward. Stevenson was a mother of two daughters and her family continues to seek justice.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.