Lavenal Cobbins, 47, was shot and killed on January 21, 2021, in an alley in the 100 block of East 118th Place in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. She was found around 9:50 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Cook County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide after an autopsy.

Area Two detectives are handling the investigation. Cobbins was a resident of the neighborhood where she was killed, and the incident has prompted local concern about gun violence and public safety.

If anyone saw activity in the alley that night or has information that could help identify who shot Lavenal Cobbins, please come forward to investigators.