‘A nightmare.’ 11 of the 14 people wounded in East Garfield Park were members of a family who had gathered to remember a loved one

A woman who only wanted to be identified as Mrs. Patterson, organizer and victim of a vigil that was shot up on Halloween, listens as Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to community members and reporters during a vigil for the victims of a shooting on Halloween at West Polk Street and South California Avenue, in the Garfield Park neighborhood, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

The vigil Monday evening in East Garfield Park was meant to be a brief moment of joy for a family in mourning. 

Relatives of Shakia Lucas sent red, white and black balloons into the air just after 8 p.m., then remained on the corner of California and Polk, catching up and sharing memories of the 38-year-old who had died just days earlier.