Kayla Winfrey, a 25-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed during her birthday celebration outside a residence on South Morgan Street in Auburn Gresham on the night of April 11, 2026. About 30 to 40 guests were attending when a dispute between two groups of women moved to the front porch. During that altercation a woman allegedly summoned a man who arrived in a silver or gray vehicle. At roughly 11:45 p.m. the man opened fire on the gathering.

Winfrey was struck multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she died less than an hour later from a gunshot wound to the chest. A 36-year-old man from Matteson was also shot in the abdomen and right calf and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in fair condition. The suspected shooter, described as a 26-year-old from the Washington Heights area, fled in the same silver sedan and remains at large. Calumet Area detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

Winfrey had worked as an EMT and mentored youth with SGA Youth and Family Services; family and friends remember her as kind, intelligent, and generous. If anyone was at the gathering or saw the silver or gray vehicle leaving the scene, can you share what you know?