Marta Torres, age 61

You can post a photo of Marta.

Lost to gun violence on January 9, 2021 in Evanston, Illinois.

She died on January 16

Photo sources:

Jan 19: Chicago Sun-Times: Evanston woman killed in shooting spree ‘dedicated her life to teaching’

News sources:

ABC7 Chicago: Woman shot at IHOP becomes 4th victim to die following random shooting spree between Chicago, Evanston
Jan 17: Chicago Sun-Times: Fourth victim dies from shooting spree

Also killed were:

116 candles have been lit for Marta.
Light a candle for Marta.

The people with the most candles in the past 24 hours are featured on our homepage.

Ask your friends to light a candle or come back tomorrow to light another candle for Marta.

about losing someone to gun violence:

Other nearby fatal shootings: