Mother Shot and Killed While Holding Her 1-Year-Old Baby, 2 Men Finally Convicted 6 Years Later

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04-04-2025

A mother was shot and killed while holding her 1-year-old daughter on Chicago's West Side in 2019. Six years later, two men have been convicted of committing the murder.
In March 2019, Brittany Hill was holding her child, Ja-Miley Jones, and speaking to her boyfriend on North Mason Avenue when a silver sedan pulled up. One person got out and began to shoot, striking Hill. She took herself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., where she later succumbed to her wounds, per ABC 7. She was 24 years old.
Hill reportedly used her body to shield her daughter, who did not sustain any injuries. The crime was captured by a police street camera.
On Wednesday, April 2, Judge Thomas Byrne, who presided over the case, said the video clearly captured the crime as well as the perpetrators. 'I saw that young, 24-year-old mother die on the videotape," the judge said, per the Chicago Tribune.
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Judge Byrne ruled on Wednesday that Michael Washington and Eric Adams approached Hill in a silver Chevy Impala before they opened fire. They were found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Prosecutors confirmed in court that Hill's daughter smiled and waved at the shooters before they opened fire, Chicago Tribune reports.Hill's father, James Hill, told the outlet following the ruling that his late daughter "was my heart." Hill's daughter Ja-Miley, now 7 years old, lives with her grandparents and is thriving in school, the outlet additionally reports.
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Criminal defense lawyer John Nocita, who represents Adams, argued Wednesday that the police camera evidence did not show that his client actually fired a weapon. 'You don't see shooting. You don't see aiming. You don't see recoil or smoke,' he said. This argument, however, did not move Judge Byrne.
'That tape leaves no question as to what occurred,' he said, per the Chicago Tribune. 'The proof is overwhelming in this case.'
PEOPLE reached out to Nocita for comment. PEOPLE was unable to immediately identify who Washington's lawyer is.
Hill is also survived by her son, who was 7 years old when Hill died.
Washington and Adams are due back in court in May for a pre-sentencing hearing on May 13, per Fox 32.
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