Shamone Duncan was one of two people killed in Turks and Caicos over the weekend. She was there celebrating her sister's 40th birthday.

As the shooting death of a Cook County Sheriff's deputy in the Caribbean remains under investigation, a longtime friend is talking about the light and legacy she leaves behind. Shamone Duncan was one of two people killed in Turks and Caicos over the weekend.

CBS News Chicago reports authorities say the female deputy, 50-year-old Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the Cook County Department of Corrections, was killed in the shooting, along with a 30-year-old Turks and Caicos resident.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said two people were shot and killed around 10 p.m. near a popular restaurant on Grace Bay Road.

Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the county’s Department of Corrections, and a man who lived in Turks and Caicos were killed by stray gunfire at a bar at 10 p.m. Saturday, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said.

A Cook County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in Turks and Caicos Saturday while celebrating her sister’s 40th birthday at a popular restaurant, according to island authorities. Shamone A. Duncan, 50,

Illinois sheriff’s deputy Shamone Duncan was shot and killed in Turks and Caicos over the weekend. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RT&CIPF) announced the tragic news in a news release.