Jaya Beemon, age 18

Lost on February 25, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Photo sources:

• Feb 26: WGN-TV: Nursing student fatally shot inside South Side convenience store; 4 others injured
• 18-year-old Jaya Beemon was shot & killed in the 7900 block of South Avalon on February 25, 2020. 4 others wounded including another female teen who is critical. Seen/heard anything tip at Our condolences Chicago, Illinois - News from Illinois, source of news from Illinois with live map - illinois.liveuamap.com
• ABC7 Chicago: Malcolm X nursing student killed, 4 critically wounded in Avalon Park shooting
• Mar 5: Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Grieving is not against the law’: Mom of woman killed in Avalon Park shooting responds to dropped charges

News sources:

• chicagotribune.com: Mom seeks to buy shuttered South Side store where daughter was slain, other properties to address poverty, promote financial literacy
• Mar 5: Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Grieving is not against the law’: Mom of woman killed in Avalon Park shooting responds to dropped charges
• Feb 25: Chicago Sun-Times: 5 bystanders shot, 1 fatally, as gunmen target boy in South Side convenience store: police
• chicagotribune.com: Woman killed, 4 other people wounded when attackers fire nearly 20 shots into South Side convenience store
• Update On Mass Shooting At Grand Crossing Market
• Feb 25: Chicago Sun-Times: 5 bystanders shot, 1 fatally, as gunmen target boy in South Side convenience store: police
• Gun Violence Archive

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