Philicia Ellen Monique Butler was 22 when she was found with a fatal gunshot wound on September 11, 2016, in the 2900 block of Halsted Road in Rockford, Illinois. Known as Phe Phe, she was born April 26, 1994, to Michelle Jordan and Phillip Butler, graduated from Auburn High School in 2012, worked as a supervisor at Walmart and attended St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church.

The incident was initially logged as a death investigation and later reclassified as a homicide by the Rockford Police Department; the Winnebago County Coroner confirmed her identity and cause of death.

Philicia’s family and friends remember her as a vibrant, loving person whose life was cut short. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Rockford Police Department.