Alexis S. Wesley, a 29-year-old African American woman, was found dead on December 25, 2022. Her body was discovered inside a parked car in Maywood, Illinois, with a gunshot wound to the head. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed her identity and cause of death.

Authorities say the shooting occurred in the 800 block of South Kolmar Avenue in West Garfield Park, Chicago, but Wesley’s body was later found in Maywood. Detectives have identified and are questioning a person of interest; no arrests have been made and the investigation remains active. Police have not explained how Wesley’s body came to be in Maywood after the shooting in West Garfield Park.

The community has been affected by the loss of a young woman to gun violence. Anyone with information about Alexis Wesley’s death is urged to come forward.