Mechelle Lewis, 28, was shot dead on April 21, 2015, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. She was sitting in a van parked in front of her home on South Bennett Avenue when her ex-boyfriend, 33-year-old Myron Mason, approached, fired through the driver-side window and wounded her multiple times. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene about 20 minutes later.

Two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son, were present but unharmed and were taken into custody along with Mason. He turned himself in after the shooting and was charged with first-degree murder. A weapon was recovered from the vehicle Mason was driving. Lewis worked as a manager at a McDonald’s in Bronzeville for about four years; co-workers described her as a beautiful person who was trying to start a new life and planned a vigil in her memory.

The incident was described as domestic-related, and reports did not immediately say whether Mason was the children’s father. If anyone knew Mechelle, her routine, or saw activity on South Bennett Avenue that day, please share what was seen or heard.