Mechelle Lewis, a 28-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on April 21, 2015, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the South Shore neighborhood, where she was shot multiple times by her ex-boyfriend, Myron Mason, in front of their two children. Lewis was sitting in a van parked in front of her home on South Bennett Avenue when Mason approached and opened fire, shattering the driver-side window and wounding her several times.
She was pronounced dead at the scene about 20 minutes later.
Myron Mason, 33, turned himself in to the authorities after the shooting. He was charged with first-degree murder late Wednesday night. The children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son, were unharmed and taken into custody along with Mason. A weapon was recovered from the vehicle Mason was driving.
Lewis was a manager at a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, where she had worked for about four years. Her co-workers and friends described her as a beautiful person who was trying to start a new life. They were heartbroken by her tragic death and planned to hold a vigil in her memory.
The incident was described as domestic-related, and it was not immediately clear if Mason was the father of the children. Friends and neighbors expressed their shock and sadness over the senseless act of violence, with many struggling to understand why it had to come to such a tragic end.
