Security guard fatally shot at South Shore gas station after leaving from work at WGN-TV

Salena Claybourne was inside her automobile round 3 p.m. within the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when a black automobile pulled up and somebody inside opened hearth, Chicago police mentioned.

Her household mentioned she was in uniform on the time of the taking pictures, they usually consider she could have been the goal of an tried carjacking. They mentioned she was simply blocks from dwelling on the time of the taking pictures.
Claybourne, 35, was struck in her shoulder and face and brought to the College of Chicago Medical Heart, the place she was pronounced useless, police mentioned.

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Claybourne’s household in Alsip mentioned they’ve tried for years to get her to go away the town due to the violence, and he or she was really planning to maneuver to a different neighborhood on the finish of March.

Her household is devastated by their loss and unable to make sense of how and why she died.

“My coronary heart is breaking so. I do not understand how I will get via. I do not,” mentioned her mom Donna Marie Claybourne.

“All my favourite issues, all issues me and my mother had in widespread will now really make me cry. They used to make me snigger,” mentioned her daughter Saiaan Claybourne.

No less than two individuals of curiosity had been being questioned, a police spokeswoman mentioned Tuesday afternoon. No prices have been filed.

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Claybourne labored for Allied Common Safety and was posted at WGN-TV Studios, based on the station.

The station launched a press release saying, “Salena was very pleasant, considerate, hardworking and a member of the WGN household. Such a tragic loss; she shall be enormously missed. Our ideas are along with her household at this troublesome time.”

Claybourne had simply turned 35 final week and is the youngest of six siblings. She leaves behind two teenage daughters.

“It despatched a shockwave via our entire household. There is no phrases or something that anyone can say to console us proper now as a result of a chunk of us is gone,” mentioned her sister Alexsia Claybourne.

South Shore has had 16 shootings to this point this yr via Saturday, based on police statistics. That is about 35% fewer than the identical time final yr, when there have been 21 shootings, however nonetheless greater than the 11 shootings reported in 2020.

The Solar-Occasions Media Wire contributed to this report