Aviance Drexler, 27, a Black/African American health care worker, was killed after gunmen opened fire into a crowd outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge in Chicago’s River North neighborhood late on July 2, 2025. She had been attending a mixtape release party hosted by rapper Mello Buckzz when a dark vehicle rolled past and multiple shooters sprayed the sidewalk with bullets, striking 18 people. Drexler was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died from her injuries.

Surveillance and bystander footage captured the car pulling up and the ensuing gunfire; detectives recovered shell casings of different calibers, consistent with multiple shooters, and said the assailants fled immediately in the vehicle. Investigators reviewed additional video posted moments before the attack that showed people outside the venue flashing gang signs, a detail that drew attention as authorities worked the timeline. Officials said the assault did not appear random and noted this was the second mass shooting tied to that location since 2022.

Three others—Taylor Walker, 26; Leon Andrew Henry, 25; and Devonte Terrell Williamson, 23—were also killed, and fourteen more were wounded. No arrests had been announced as investigators continued to seek tips and analyze video. Did anyone who was at the party or nearby that night see the vehicle or people involved and can share what they remember?