Amanda Fitch

Amanda Fitch was a 24-year-old African-American woman living on Chicago's South Side. A resident of the 4700 block of South Ellis Avenue, her life was cut short in the fall of 2013.

On the evening of Thursday, November 14, 2013, Amanda was at a gas station in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood. At approximately 5:56 p.m., she was discovered inside a vehicle at the station, which was located in the 6600 block of South Stony Island Avenue. She had been shot.

Emergency personnel transported Amanda to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Doctors were unable to save her, and she was officially pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. The Cook County medical examiner’s office later confirmed her death was a homicide.

Chicago police investigators began an inquiry into the shooting. According to authorities, it was believed that the person responsible for the shooting fled the scene in another vehicle. Police also stated their belief that the homicide was gang-related. No arrests have been made in the case, which remains unsolved as of November 2013.