On the evening of March 18, 2025, Kamari McMillen, a 30-year-old Black woman from Chicago, was fatally shot on the 69th Street CTA Red Line platform in Greater Grand Crossing at about 9:46 p.m. McMillen and her girlfriend, 28-year-old Tiara Lee-Roberts, had attended a family dinner earlier that night and then got into a heated argument on the train platform. Surveillance footage shows the dispute becoming physical and Lee-Roberts drawing a firearm and shooting McMillen in the neck. McMillen was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Lee-Roberts fled the scene but later surrendered to police and was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors presented the surveillance footage at a court hearing; the defense said the shooting was accidental, claiming the gun discharged during a struggle. The judge denied bail, finding the evidence supported that the shooting appeared deliberate. McMillen’s family described her as bright and outspoken; her aunt started a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and to honor her memory.

Does anyone have information about Kamari’s life, the night of March 18, or the platform confrontation that could help the family or the ongoing case?