Sheriff Deputy Fundraiser

A tragedy while on vacation:

• The family of a Cook County sheriff’s deputy who was hit and killed by a stray bullet while on vacation in Turks and Caicos this month has launched a fundraiser to help cover funeral costs.

  Deputy Shamone Duncan, 50, was celebrating her sister’s 40th birthday on the rooftop of the Aziza Restaurant & Lounge in Grace Bay when she was hit by a stray bullet about 10 p.m. Jan. 18. A man was killed, and a 29-year old man was wounded in the shooting.

  “She was a beacon of strength, compassion and leadership, touching countless lives in her community and beyond,” the GoFundMe stated. “Above all, Shamone was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend.”

  Duncan was a 20-year veteran of the county’s Department of Corrections — “a testament to her unwavering dedication to justice and her passion for protecting others,” her family wrote in the fundraiser.

Sympathies to family, friends and co-workers.