A routine after-school pickup on a spring afternoon in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood turned into a scene of tragedy on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Krystal Cruz, a 26-year-old mother of four, was shot and killed while driving her younger brother and his friend home. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 50th Street. Cruz was a devoted single mother to four young daughters, ranging in age from six to ten years old. Described by her grandmother as a happy a
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