Lisheka Haggard, a 34-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot on July 4, 2019, in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood. According to prosecutors, she had been drinking with a male acquaintance and was intoxicated when a struggle over a firearm occurred. The weapon discharged, striking Lisheka in the left cheek below her eye; her mother was awakened by the gunshot and found Lisheka injured and Marcus Williford standing nearby pleading for her to get up.

Marcus Williford, 26 at the time, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say Marcus found Lisheka holding his gun shortly before 1:30 a.m. at the family’s home on West Wilcox Avenue and attempted to wrestle the weapon away, leading to the fatal discharge. Investigators noted Marcus had reported the gun stolen two years earlier and that he initially told police he did not know where the gun was. Marcus’s attorney called the shooting accidental; he was held on $20,000 bail and scheduled to appear in court on July 22, 2019.

The exact circumstances of the struggle and how the gun fired remain unclear. If anyone knew Lisheka or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.