Andrew D. Owens, a 30-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on August 14, 2019, in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood. He was struck by a stray bullet as he was leaving a funeral repast; a woman at the gathering fired a pink handgun at a car departing the event, and one of the rounds hit Owens.

Authorities arrested and charged a female suspect for firing the weapon. Prosecutors said she discharged the gun during an altercation at the repast and unintentionally hit Owens. Bail was denied and she remained in custody pending trial. Owens’s funeral took place on August 23, 2019, at Indiana Ave. Pentecostal Church, and an online memorial was set up for family and friends.

The community responded with grief and concern about gun violence and its ripple effects in Chicago. If anyone attended the repast or has information about the altercation that led to the shooting, please share what is known.