Ashanti Wright, a 30-year-old African American woman, was shot and killed on March 28, 2021, in the 1200 block of South 16th Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. The shooting happened around 10 p.m.; she was pronounced dead at 10:20 p.m. after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office ruled her death a homicide.

Wright’s killing was the second homicide in Maywood within two days; a 45-year-old woman, Yolanda Vargas, had been fatally shot the day before. Few investigative details have been released and the Maywood Police Department has not provided information about suspects or arrests. The community and Wright’s family remain without answers or public updates about the case.

Did anyone in the area on March 28, 2021, see or hear anything that could help investigators?