Mieya C. Sims, a 25-year-old African American woman, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 10, 2020, in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. The shooting occurred about 2:27 a.m. in an alley in the 4500 block of West Wilcox Street. Sims was struck in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead; another woman, 22, was shot in the right leg and reported to be in good condition.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Sims’s death a homicide. Area Four detectives are investigating but no arrests have been announced and no suspects are identified in the available report. The community response noted concern about ongoing gun violence in West Garfield Park and calls for measures to improve public safety.

If anyone has information about the shooting in the 4500 block of West Wilcox Street on October 10, 2020, please share what is known with investigators.