Dominique Victoria Scott, a 23-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on March 30, 2017, in a drive-by shooting in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred just after 11 p.m. when Dominique was riding in a gray van with 27-year-old Cornell M. Patrick. As they traveled southbound on South Shore Drive, a black Jeep pulled alongside their vehicle near 70th Street.
A shooter in the Jeep opened fire, striking Dominique in the side of the head as she sat in the front passenger seat. Cornell, who was in the backseat, was also shot in the side of his body. The van subsequently crashed into a pole at 71st Street, and both Dominique and Cornell were pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting was part of a violent night in the South Shore area, where seven people were fatally shot within a span of 12 hours. Dominique's death, along with Cornell's, marked the sixth and seventh fatalities in the neighborhood that day. The incident left the community in shock and mourning, with family members and friends gathering at the scene to console each other. The emotional toll was evident as relatives expressed their grief and frustration while authorities removed the bodies from the van.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Chicago Police launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators. Surveillance footage from a nearby home captured the van coasting into the pole after the shooting, and another individual was seen fleeing the scene. Despite these leads, the case remains unsolved, with no arrests or suspects publicly identified. The investigation into Dominique Victoria Scott's murder continues, as authorities seek justice for her and the other victims of that tragic night.
