Chicago resembled the war-torn capital of Afghanistan in a harrowing video that captured three rifle-wielding assailants gun down a mother who was sitting in a car with her baby in the backseat.

A witness filmed from their truck as three men wearing all black sprayed bullets at a white sedan on Wednesday around 1:25 pm in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

The bloodcurdling sound of gunfire rang out as a man standing just feet away hardly flinched as he appeared to duck behind his car door – a testament to how normalized violence has become in the Democrat-run city.

The shooters sprinted up to the car they targeted – which had crashed into a brown GMC van amid the chaos – firing at it from the side and the back.

They then ran back to their getaway vehicle and sped off.

But before they fled the scene, the culprits stopped their red car to fire at the sedan several more times.

A 26-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and a small child were in the car that was shot at, police said.

The woman, identified as Gabryel Ayres, was shot multiple times all over her body and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. She later died.

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Gun-wielding assailants fired relentlessly at a white sedan crashed into a truck

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Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, is seen on January 28

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Gabryel Ayres, 26, was shot multiple times all over her body and rushed to the hospital in critical condition before she died

The man sustained gunshot wounds to his backside and arm. He was hospitalized in stable condition.

Ayres’s daughter was the baby in the backseat. She was unharmed during the horrific ordeal in which more than 50 shots were fired, as evidence markers reportedly indicated.

The driver of the GMC van that was crashed into declined medical treatment.

More video from the incident’s aftermath showed cops swarming the sedan, which had its windows shattered and airbags deployed.

An officer was seen carrying the baby away.

The offenders are still on the loose and the situation is under investigation, police told the Daily Mail.

‘At only 26 years old, Gabby’s life was taken in a moment of senseless violence, leaving behind a grief so heavy it echoes through her family, her friends, and the wider community,’ Ayres obituary reads.

‘Her world revolved around her child, and her love as a parent was fierce, protective, and unconditional.

‘That her baby was found unharmed in the back seat on that tragic day stands as both a miracle and a painful testament to Gabby’s final moments – moments marked by courage, instinct, and a mother’s unwavering devotion.’

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The culprits sprinted away from the car to escape the scene

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The three offenders ran off and entered their car. They are still on the loose

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Ayres is pictured with her daughter, who was in the car with her when the shooting unfolded

Ayres’ godfather Pastor Kirk Bell told ABC that her death was senseless and despicable. He called for city leadership to take action.

‘You know, there’s a baby in the car. These animals have no value on life. This is nothing to them,’ he said.

‘They need to clean this city up. They need to. There’s gangs, and there’s shooting and the killing. It’s just unbelievable.’

According to city statistics, there were 29 fatal shooting victims from January 1 to February 3.

These deaths account for more than 90 percent of the 32 total homicides.

During the same period in 2025, 41 out of 47 homicides were fatal shootings.

‘Chicago experiences devastating levels of violence, and this has been especially true since 2016,’ the city acknowledged, noting that from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2020, 3,276 people were killed.

Mayor Brandon Johnson filed a lawsuit against gun company Glock Inc in July 2024.

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Ayres was described in her obituary as a devoted mother

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The white sedan crashed into a brown GMC truck amid the chaos

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A cop is seen carrying the baby away from the scene in the aftermath of the incident

The filing alleges that Glock knowingly makes and sells pistols that can be converted into illegal machine guns using a device known as a ‘Glock switch.’ A Cook County Circuit Court judge denied a motion to dismiss the case in September 2025.

This marked a major victory for the city, Johnson said.

‘As of 2024, our police department has recovered over 1,300 converted Glocks in connection with a wide variety of crimes, including homicides, aggravated assaults, and carjackings,’ Johnson said.

‘This administration remains committed to protecting Chicagoans from these terrifying weapons that have no place in our city, as part of our broader commitment to community safety.’

But Johnson’s progressive leadership has been criticized as soft on crime by many who believe he has not done enough to protect the city’s more than 2.7 million residents.

‘Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to resign. His soft-on-crime policies are ridiculous,’ someone wrote on X in light of the shooting that killed Ayres.

‘Her blood is on his hands,’ one user replied. Others, however, chimed in to say that homicides are down in the city.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the mayor’s office for comment.