Marta Torres was killed in a shooting rampage that began on the South Side of Chicago and ended in Evanston. Her family remembers her as a loving mother and grandmother who dedicated her life to teaching
Marta Torres, 61, of Evanston died after she was critically wounded at an Evanston IHOP in the 100-block of Asbury Avenue last Saturday.
She is one of seven people shot and three others killed by 32-year-old Jason Nightengale, according to police. Among the other victims killed was 30-year-old University of Chicago Ph.D. student Yiran Fan, 46-year-old mother of two Aisha Johnson, and 20-year-old Anthony Faulkner who had just moved back to Chicago.
The three victims killed in a shooting rampage Saturday have been identified as family and friends reel from the senseless loss of their loved ones.
Yiran was the first of the seven victims and was found shot to death in a Hyde Park parking garage. Friends remember him as a brilliant student and a positive, loving person.
An Evanston woman has died after she was shot during a hostage situation inside of a suburban IHOP restaurant, making her the fourth victim to die after the.
Aisha Johnson, Anthony Faulkner and Yiran Fan, were killed during Jason Nightingale’s random shooting spree
By Cate Cauguiran, Liz Nagy and Alexis McAdams, ABC7 News
The three victims killed in a shooting rampage Saturday have been identified as family and friends reel from the senseless loss of their loved ones.
A doorwoman, a college student, and a convenience store shopper were all shot and killed at random.
The victims were identified as Anthony Faulkner, Aisha Johnson and Yiran Fan.
Seven people in total were shot, and the gunman was killed in a police-involved shooting in Evanston, officials said.
Surveillance video outside a South Side convenience store captured the final moments of Faulkner’s life. He had recently moved back to Chicago from Minnesota, his cousin said, looking for a fresh start after he lost his job in the COVID-19 pandemic.