Carmenda Woodard, 29, was shot and killed on May 1, 2010, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Responding officers found her with fatal gunshot wounds and she was declared dead at the scene. Her homicide occurred during a year when Chicago experienced a marked rise in violent incidents and homicides.

Englewood and other South Side neighborhoods were described as facing persistent challenges with gang activity, poverty, and limited community resources, factors that contributed to high rates of violence. Woodard’s death is listed among the many killings that underscored the city’s 2010 spike in homicides.

If anyone knew Carmenda, witnessed events in Englewood on May 1, 2010, or has information about this homicide, please come forward.