Jessica Johnson was a 30-year-old mother of five from Gary, Indiana, described by her sister as loving and fun but living in a state of fear. On the night of April 25, 2021, Johnson was driving a white Dodge Journey SUV in Chicago’s Rosemoor neighborhood with her boyfriend, 29-year-old Edward Roscoe, in the passenger seat. Around 10:20 p.m., prosecutors say Roscoe fired a pistol five times, striking Johnson. Police found her in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds; she was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Surveillance footage captured a man exiting the SUV’s passenger side and fleeing; that man was later identified as Roscoe. He returned to the Gary home he shared with Johnson and others and allegedly confessed to shooting her after an argument, prompting roommates to leave with their children and then call 911 after seeing a news report.

The killing followed an alleged pattern of domestic abuse: in January 2020 Roscoe allegedly choked Johnson unconscious during a fight in front of their children, and in December 2020 the couple’s 4-month-old son died of a skull fracture after Roscoe dropped him; authorities in Gary were investigating that infant death. Does anyone have information about Johnson, her movements that night, or the relationship dynamics leading up to April 25, 2021?