Tiara Goodman, a 25-year-old woman, was found dead on May 28, 2017, in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Her body was discovered in the hallway of an apartment building located in the 2900 block of South State, near the Dearborn Homes housing project. Alongside her body was that of a 32-year-old man, both having suffered gunshot wounds to the head. The Cook County medical examiner's office ruled Goodman's death a homicide and the man's death a suicide.
A gun was recovered at the scene, and the incident was classified as a murder-suicide.
Goodman, who lived on the same block as the shooting, was found in a sixth-floor hallway next to the body of the man responsible for the murder-suicide. The police and medical examiner's office confirmed that both individuals were dead at the scene. The investigation revealed that the man had shot Goodman before turning the gun on himself.
The tragic incident left the community in shock, as Goodman was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. The authorities conducted a thorough investigation, but no further arrests or suspects were identified in connection with her death. The case was closed following the determination that it was a murder-suicide, with the man being the sole perpetrator.
