Romeca Meeks

Death by Force

Romeca Meeks-Blackmon, 31, a woman from Chicago, walked her son to school on the morning of September 8, 2025, and tucked a loving note into his lunchbox before saying goodbye. Minutes later, at about 9:05 a.m. on the 2200 block of South State Street in the South Loop, an argument with another woman she knew turned violent. In the middle of the sidewalk bustle near Cermak and State, the dispute escalated; the other woman produced a handgun and shot Romeca Meeks-Blackmon in the face. First respon ...Read More

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