Chanda Foreman, a 37-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on June 30, 2016, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on her birthday, which she had spent celebrating with friends and family. Earlier in the day, she had gone to work at Comcast, where her co-workers had decorated her desk and held a party in her honor. Later, she had dinner downtown and then went to her aunt's house in the Longwood Manor neighborhood.
Around 9:45 p.m., while Chanda was sitting in her car
near her aunt's house, a gold Buick LaSabre with four people inside pulled up. Two gunmen opened fire from the back seat, striking Chanda in the head. She was transported to Holy Cross Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The shooting also left four others wounded, including a woman who was in the car with Chanda and three people on the front porch of her aunt's house.
The Chicago Police Department indicated that the shooting was gang-related, and two of the injured men had documented gang ties. Despite the tragic loss, Chanda's family remembered her as a responsible woman who had worked at her job for ten years and was the mother of a six-year-old girl. This was not the first time Chanda had been shot; she had previously been injured in a separate shooting incident.
The investigation into Chanda Foreman's death revealed that two groups of people were shooting from either end of the block, and it is believed that she was struck while waiting inside her car. The police have not released information about any arrests or suspects related to the case. The incident remains a painful memory for her family and the community, highlighting the ongoing issue of gun violence in Chicago.
