Ayanna Northern, a 22-year-old African American woman, was shot and killed on September 28, 2015, during a memorial barbecue in Fuller Park on Chicago’s South Side. The gathering of about 30 people was hit by sudden gunfire just after midnight when two men opened fire from an alley, striking five people. Ayanna was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other people died in the attack, 25-year-old Antian Hardmon and a 30-year-old man; two additional victims were injured. Ayanna’s 4-year-old daughter was at the barbecue and witnessed the aftermath. Witnesses described lawn chairs and beer cans scattered around the park and recalled people trying to help Ayanna as she succumbed to her wounds.

In the weeks after the shooting, police arrested two men, Anthony Jackson, 20, and Lawrence Brown, 22, who were charged with multiple felonies including first-degree murder, aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm, and attempted first-degree murder; Brown was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon.