Elena Sada, 19, of Lyons, Illinois, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on January 19, 2019. She was a passenger in a car stopped at a red light in the 2100 block of South Rockwell Street at about 1:05 a.m. when a dark sedan pulled up beside them and an unknown assailant opened fire. Elena was struck multiple times in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver, a 22-year-old man, sustained a gunshot wound to his left arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Elena’s death a homicide. She was of Hispanic ethnicity. No arrests have been made and the shooter’s identity remains unknown.

The investigation is ongoing and the family and community have held memorials and fundraisers in her memory. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the area that night, please come forward.