Jamia Taylor, 29, was fatally shot in Chicago’s South Shore in the early morning of February 9, 2025. Officers responding to reports of gunfire in the 1800 block of East 79th Street found her unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest at about 5:25 a.m. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:25 a.m.

Taylor was a mother of six and had celebrated her 29th birthday three days earlier. Family members say she worked two jobs, in retail and as a security guard, and maintained a social media presence as Mya Da Baddie. Her mother, Tomanita Whitehorn, described her as kind-hearted and devoted; the children range in age from 11 months to 12 years.

Chicago Police Department Area Four detectives are investigating, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the motive remains unclear. Did anyone in the South Shore area see or hear anything around East 79th Street that morning that could help investigators?