Joanna Gutierrez, 22, of Palatine, Illinois, was killed in an early-morning shooting on August 8, 2018, in Chicago’s West Garfield Park. Around 3:40 a.m. someone fired into the vehicle she was traveling in; the car then crashed into a pillar. Gutierrez and 21-year-old Humberto Gamino of Joliet were pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. A 19-year-old passenger was seriously injured but survived, and two other occupants were uninjured.

Area North detectives investigated the attack after finding that the vehicle had been targeted by unknown assailants who fired multiple shots. No arrests were publicly reported in the immediate aftermath and the investigation remained unresolved for some time. The families called for justice while the community mourned.

If anyone knew Joanna or has information about who fired into that car on August 8, 2018, please come forward.