Sarah Donohue, 36, was shot and killed on June 29, 2020, inside a room at the Esquire Motel in Norwood Park, Chicago. The Cook County medical examiner’s office reported she died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head; her death was ruled a homicide. The shooting occurred around 11 a.m. while she was in the room with a 64-year-old man.

Investigators say the killing was linked to a robbery and a drug sale that went wrong. Authorities allege Glen Humes acted as a go-between for the drug deal, waited in the motel room, then let in two men he knew. One of those men produced a gun, demanded money and drugs, and shot Sarah in the back of the head as she tried to grab the weapon. The suspects reportedly took $800 hidden under the mattress, drugs from the table, and Sarah’s cellphone before leaving in a car driven by Humes.

Surveillance footage reportedly provided a license plate that investigators used to track Humes, and the 64-year-old man identified Humes in a photo lineup. Humes was arrested after a police pursuit and crash; officers say he ingested a plastic bag of suspected drugs during a subsequent foot chase and was taken to a hospital. Judge Mary Marubio ordered Humes held without bail on first-degree murder and robbery charges. Did anyone in the Norwood Park area see activity around the Esquire Motel that morning or recognize the vehicle involved?