Shante Porter, a 37-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed inside an Englewood apartment on the evening of Friday, January 31, 2025. The shooting occurred in the 5600 block of South Emerald Avenue during an argument with a person she knew; that person produced a handgun and shot Porter once in the stomach at about 8:30 p.m.

Emergency responders found Porter critically injured and she was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Medical staff treated her through the night but she was pronounced dead at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Chicago police took a suspect into custody at the scene and recovered a firearm believed to be the weapon used.

As of February 2025, charges against the person arrested were pending while detectives continued their investigation. If anyone has information about the events at the South Emerald Avenue apartment that night, please come forward.