Ashley Griggs, 40, of Chicago, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the early morning hours of July 16, 2023. She had been among a group gathered in the 4000 block of West Washington Boulevard in West Garfield Park after a Marshall High School reunion when a car drove past and occupants opened fire. Ms. Griggs was struck multiple times and later pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Four other people were wounded in the same attack and taken to hospitals in fair condition: a 38-year-old woman (shot in the buttocks), a 39-year-old man (arm), a 38-year-old man (thigh) and a 42-year-old man (leg and foot). Family describe Ms. Griggs as a devoted mother who grew up on the Westside, graduated from Marshall Metro High School, worked for IBEW Local 134 and took pride in her son Carnell Tate’s football accomplishments at Ohio State.

Chicago police arrested two men in August 2023, Manuel Bahamon, 22, and Ismael Lozada, 23, each charged with one count of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, and a third man, Alex Lopez, 31, was charged in September 2023. As of September 2023 the charges remained pending. Does anyone have information about that night or about Ashley’s life in West Garfield Park?