CHICAGO — Nearly three years after a woman was shot and stabbed in Rogers Park, her estranged friend is now facing charges after being extradited from Texas.
On April 29, 2022, Chicago police said a 23-year-old woman was stabbed and shot in the legs in the 7100 block of North Glenwood by someone she knew. Within a month, prosecutors charged Kamiah Alford with handing a gun to the shooter, who was arguing with the victim. Now, prosecutors say the shooter was Alford’s sister, Malika.
Malik Alford, 30, allegedly fled to Texas after the shooting but was recently arrested in the Dallas area and brought back to Chicago to face charges.
Prosecutors said the victim decided to end her friendship with Malika Alford and travelled to the 7100 block of North Glenwood to return a wig she had borrowed from her. When the victim and Malika met in the middle of the street, Malika pulled out a knife and began swinging, according to a detention petition.
She successfully stabbed the victim in both legs. Malika then asked her sister for a firearm and shot the victim in her left leg, officials said. The Alford sisters fled after the attack.
Prosecutors told Judge James Murphy that Alford had three other outstanding warrants when authorities scooped her up in suburban Dallas. Murphy ordered her detained on charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, and additional aggravated battery counts.
Kamiah Alford pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in a public place in June 2024 and received a five-year sentence from Judge Tyria Walton, according to court records. She was paroled last September.
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