Pamela L. Burns, 45, was found dead in her Calumet City apartment on Oglesby Avenue on December 27, 2020. Responding Calumet City police and EMS discovered her around 5:40 a.m.; the Cook County medical examiner ruled her death a homicide after she was found with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators identified Pamela’s 61-year-old female roommate, Kim Barreto, as connected to the shooting. Barreto turned herself in to Merrillville, Indiana police a few hours after the killing and was later extradited to Illinois as authorities continued their investigation. Reports say the shooting arose from a domestic dispute between the two roommates. No formal charges had been filed immediately after the incident.

Anyone who knew Pamela, lived in that building, or has information about the early-morning hours of December 27, 2020, is asked to come forward.