A woman was fatally shot Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.
Marquita Davis, 27, was shot in her armpit around 5 a.m. at 15th and Sawyer, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
She brought herself to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Officials have not released any additional information on the shooting.
There was no one in custody. She was one of six people killed in weekend gun violence in Chicago.
Davis "liked to help everybody, no matter if they're friends or nothing. I've never seen nobody that just loved helping people," her sister said.
Davis "loved to go out" with her children, the youngest of whom is 1 and the oldest 12. Ward said Davis sold hair extensions, clothes and shoes to provide for her children. "Anything they wanted, they had it."
Ward said she'll miss her sister's laugh, and the way she brightened up a room when she walked in.
"When everybody is boring, she was the life of the party," Ward said. "She was a great mom, and she will be missed by so many people."
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