The vigil for Taylor Walker was held the evening after the mass shooting in the city’s River North neighborhood. Walker, 26, was among four killed.

Police said, shortly before 1 p.m., four men were near the sidewalk near 59th Street and Ashland Avenue, when two gunmen walked up and started shooting.

Sharonda Booth sobs during a balloon release and vigil for her daughter Taylor Walker outside Chicago Vocational High School in Avalon Park, Thursday, July 3, 2025. Walker was one of four victims who were killed overnight in a mass shooting outside Artis Restaurant and Lounge in River North.