A 28-year-old woman has been formally charged following a violent incident in Chicago that left a teenager severely injured. Ashley Hamilton, residing on the 700 block of E 130th Pl., faces one felony count of first-degree attempted murder, with details emerging from a recent Chicago Police Department report.
Hamilton was apprehended on August 11, 2025, by the combined efforts of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, in the vicinity of E. 111th St; she stands accused of using a vehicle as a weapon on April 26, when she allegedly intentionally struck an 18-year-old female who was present in the 400 block of W. 112th St., information based on the police narrative and the detainee was taken into custody and is now facing charges, a detention hearing is set for today at 2600 S. California.
The circumstances leading up to the attack have not been fully disclosed as the investigation is ongoing. The specific motivations, connections between Hamilton and the victim, if any, and other pertinent details are yet to be uncovered and shared with the public domain.
Tensions in Chicago communities have been mounting due to an increasingly precarious public safety climate; such incidents as the one involving Hamilton raise further alarm about the state of our streets, and the safety of our youth remains a pressing concern as these narratives unfold, even as the Police Department continues its efforts to piece together what happened that day in April. The court's proceedings will likely shed additional light on the situation, providing answers to the many questions posed by concerned citizens and a family waiting for justice.
