Demica D. Porter, 27, was shot and killed on August 13, 2017, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m.; emergency responders treated her at the scene but she did not survive. Her death came during a violent weekend in the city that saw nine people killed and 30 wounded in shootings.

The Chicago Police Department opened an investigation; initial reports did not name suspects or offer a motive. Porter’s case was recorded in the Homicide Watch Chicago database as part of the year’s mounting homicide totals. Her death underscores the human toll of gun violence in Chicago neighborhoods.

If anyone has information about Porter, her movements that night, or the events around 12:30 a.m. on August 13, 2017, please share what is known.