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Angelique Styles, a 60-year-old African American woman, was shot and later died on October 24, 2013, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn after an encounter with Chicago police at her home on the 10900 block of South Eberhart Avenue. The incident began when her brother called 911 reporting that she was tearing the house apart and had picked up a butcher knife. Officers arriving on scene found Styles belligerent and acting violently; after repeated demands to drop the knife, she allegedly raised it and lunged at officers, who then shot her and rendered her critically wounded.

The Independent Police Review Authority opened an investigation to determine whether the use of deadly force was justified. Police statements said Styles may have been under the influence of narcotics, a factor mentioned as possibly contributing to her behavior. No arrests were made and the officers were not charged. The shooting was one of several similar incidents in Chicago around that time and fed ongoing debates about police use of force in volatile domestic disputes and cases involving possible substance or mental health issues.

If anyone knew Angelique Styles or witnessed the October 24, 2013 incident, please share what you remember.