Tenisha Mallett was 21 when she was fatally shot on February 11, 2017, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The shooting happened in the evening while she was standing outside with a group; gunfire struck her and several others. Emergency responders reached the scene, but Tenisha died shortly thereafter.

Her death occurred during a violent weekend that saw multiple shootings across the city and became one more instance of gun violence affecting Austin. Family, friends, and neighbors mourned her loss and the incident highlighted the continuing crisis of gun-related deaths in those neighborhoods.

If anyone was in that area the evening of February 11, 2017, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.