Taniya Smith was 20 and a youth mentor with Hood Heroes when she was shot and killed during an end-of-summer block club party at the Frances Cabrini rowhomes on the Near North Side of Chicago on August 25, 2024. The shooting happened near Cambridge and Delaware, an area where Taniya had grown up and felt safe; she had been dropped off at the party by her mother, Cherie Stanfield.

Reports describe chaotic scenes as officers tried to disperse a dense crowd and paramedics struggled to reach Taniya; she had to be carried blocks away to an ambulance and later died at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest. Family members expressed profound grief and said she did not deserve such a fate.

Police say the shooting is under investigation. Cell phone video shows a man being placed into police custody, but authorities have not confirmed any charges or provided details about his involvement. If anyone has information that could help investigators, can you share what you know?