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Police say Chicago shooting left young mother, Alexus Pedraza, fatally shot during West Lawn argument


CHICAGO (WLS) – A family is reeling from the loss of their young mother, who was fatally shot in the West Lawn neighborhood of Chicago on Sunday Southwest.

Family members said 21-year-old Alexus Pedraza was hanging out with friends when an argument ended and her life was taken.

The family said Alexus actually buried her mother less than a year ago. Now, her 8-month-old daughter will grow up without her mother by her side.

“She wanted to be a mother and raise her child,” says Alexus’ aunt, Tracy King. “She loves her! And, like, her daughter doesn’t have her now.”

The young girl had only lived with her mother for a few months.

“She’ll never know what her mother was like,” said Alexus’ father, Jesse Pedraza. “How beautiful she is!”

Baby Azalia now has no one to kiss her and has to leave her family with a loved one to bury her.

“I asked her where she was going? She said she was all grown up, and then she gave me a hard time and told me she loved me and not to worry about her. She’ll be fine,” Jesse recalls.

But Alexus never returned home from a Sunday night out with friends on the West Lawn after she was shot multiple times.

Police said the 21-year-old was arguing with a woman outside near 64th Street and South Kilbourn Avenue when an unknown man walked up to her and shot her.

She died at the hospital less than a year after her mother passed away.

“She’s with her mother now. That’s the only thing that keeps me from going crazy,” King said.

“I can’t stop thinking about her. I can’t sleep at night crying,” Jesse said.

The family is currently seeking help from crisis responders. They plan to raise Azalia, while keeping her mother’s memory alive in the legacy she left behind.

“I need her. I still need her,” Jesse said. “It would be hard to live without her. Yes, I miss her very much. And, I need her. I need her. I still need her!”

“I really miss a lot. I really do! I just want justice for my child, that’s all,” said Tina Pedraza, Alexus’ mother.

The family is planning her funeral as police are still investigating the shooting. Officials said no one at this time is in custody.

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