Services Held For Oak Lawn Woman Killed In Gun Accident

BERWYN, IL -- An Oak Lawn woman killed when her boyfriend's gun discharged was laid to rest this weekend. Christine Mauricio, 42, died Nov. 16, when a gun allegedly handled by her boyfriend discharged and fatally struck her in the neck. Her boyfriend, Mohammad Elwawy, 24, also of Oak Lawn, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The incident is still under investigation.

According to prosecutors during a bond hearing Nov. 18 at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building, Elwawy had disassembled and reassembled his handgun in a home in the 3600 block of South Harlem Avenue in Berwyn. Elwawy told police that Mauricio picked up the gun when it discharged, the Southtown reported. Prosecutors did not agree with Elwawy’s account because of the upward trajectory of the bullet.

Bail for Elway, of the 8800 block of South 51st Avenue in Oak Lawn, was set at $50,000. Elwawy’s attorney described his client, who apparently appeared in court wearing blue hospital scrubs, as being an “emotional wreck” since the accident, the Southtown said.

Visitation for Mauricio, who lived in the 5700 block of West 103rd Street in Oak Lawn, was held on Saturday Nov. 25 at Kopicki’s Heritage Funeral Home in Berwyn.

Photo: Christine Mauricio, 42, of Oak Lawn | Family photo via Kopicki Funeral Home.