Relatives of a 16-year-old Manley High School junior found beaten to death in a park on the West Side are asking for prayers and pleading for the public’s help after the Monday attack.
Kaylah Aleah Love was found near a playground in Horan Park, 3035 W. Van Buren St., 4:50 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Love, of the West Side, was dead on the scene suffering from multiple injuries from an assault and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Love’s aunt posted about her in a Gofundme created for her niece. As of Thursday morning, around $2,400 had been raised of a $15,000 goal.
“She was murdered…she was only 16-years-old,” the aunt said.”The family needs your assistance and support as well as your prayers,” the aunt said in the post.
Additionally, a $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can give information leading to an arrest, according to George McDade with Cook County Crime Stoppers.
According to a social media post from LegalHelpFirm, her Manley classmates and school staff are taking this murder personally and describe Kaylah as “quiet, smart and always smiling.”
No arrests have been made. Area 4 detectives are investigating.
Contributing: Mohammad Samra