Susanna Princess Torres Garcia, 29, was found shot to death on January 1, 2022, in an alley near the 1000 block of North Hamlin Avenue in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Her body was discovered around 8:53 AM with a single gunshot wound. A nearby ShotSpotter device recorded a single gunshot around that time.

Investigators arrested Malik Landers after DNA testing detected Torres’ blood on his jacket and inside an SUV he had access to. The SUV, belonging to Landers’ girlfriend, reportedly had blood in several locations and a strong odor of cleaning products. Surveillance footage allegedly captured Landers buying gas for that SUV the morning of the killing and the vehicle driving into the alley where Torres was found. At arrest, Landers was wearing a ballistic vest and carrying a 9-mm handgun; neither that gun nor a .357 revolver seized from his home matched the bullet recovered from Torres.

Prosecutors sought to hold Landers without bail, citing the forensic and video evidence; the defense emphasized a lack of established motive or clear connection between Landers and Torres. What information might help clarify the relationship between the victim and the person arrested, or any other leads in this case?