Eshani Mayfield, also listed as Eshunte Mayfield, was 16 when she was killed on October 29, 2017, in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. She was inside an apartment in the 6600 block of South Marquette when an acquaintance, another 16-year-old girl, accidentally discharged a firearm; Eshani was struck in the eye and pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s autopsy listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the death a homicide.

Multiple teenagers were present in the apartment. Charges were later brought: the 16-year-old who fired the weapon was charged in juvenile court with involuntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm; a 17-year-old boy faced juvenile charges of obstructing justice and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. A 19-year-old man, Joshua Baker, was charged with one felony count of obstruction of justice for destroying evidence tied to the shooting; he was released on his own recognizance. Amundsen High School’s Crisis Management Unit provided grief counseling for students and staff.

If anyone knew Eshani, witnessed the shooting, or has information about what happened in that apartment, please share what is known.