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Woman fatally assaulted on Far South Side

Shaniqua Kinnard, 30, was found unresponsive around 8:10 a.m. Friday in the 13000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, according to Chicago police.

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was fatally assaulted July 11, 2025 on the Far South Side.

Police continue to question a person of interest after a woman was fatally assaulted Friday morning in Riverdale on the Far South Side.

No charges have been announced as detectives continue to interview a person of interest, according to a police spokesperson.

Shaniqua Kinnard, 30, was found unresponsive around 8:10 a.m. Friday inside a home in the 13000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Kinnard was pronounced dead at 8:48 a.m., the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy determined she died from multiple injuries from an assault and her death was ruled a homicide.

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