Cyra C. Magby, 19, was killed in a drive-by shooting on the night of June 11, 2024, on West Garfield Boulevard near the border of New City, Englewood and Back of the Yards in Chicago. She was driving a Chevy Malibu when a silver SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire. A gunshot to her upper back caused her to lose control; her car struck a Volkswagen Jetta on South Halsted Street. Magby was found unresponsive at the crash scene, taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

A 19-year-old passenger in Magby’s vehicle suffered facial lacerations and was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. The Jetta’s driver, 43, and passenger, 40, suffered minor injuries. The silver SUV fled northbound; police have collected some information about the vehicle, including a license plate number, and no arrests have been announced.

Magby had just graduated Englewood STEM High School in 2023 and had started a new security job the day she died. Family and friends described her as kind-hearted and devoted to her autistic brother, whom she helped with daily tasks. Anyone with information is asked to contact Chicago police.