CHICAGO — An 18-year-old woman is facing first-degree murder charges, accused of angrily firing a single shot following a traffic crash, killing the driver of the other car. Aaliyah Cain is being detained pending trial.
Prosecutors say she was a passenger in a car occupied by three other people when her driver struck a vehicle being driven by 47-year-old Mychal Evans in the 10500 block of South State late on July 6, 2024.
The collision immobilized the car she was in, prosecutors said. She and her three companions all stepped out of the vehicle. Possibly feeling threatened, Evans pulled a U-turn to escape the scene.
At that point, Cain allegedly took out a gun and fired one bullet, which struck Evans in the upper left side of his chest. He died a short time later.
Judge James Murphy ordered Cain’s detention. He said the other three people who were in the car identified her as the shooter. Her phone data, video footage, and her own admissions placed her at the scene, according to Murphy’s detention order.
