On July 28, 2018, 54-year-old Vera Williams Butler was found lying in the street in front of her North Side home on the 200 block of Luray Street after multiple gunshots. Officers arrived around 11:20 p.m.; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing Butler arguing with her boyfriend, 56-year-old Calvin Stewart Alston, in his pickup truck just before the shooting. One neighbor heard three shots and saw someone jump into a truck and leave; another witness said they heard Alston shout I told you so… I told you so before driving away.

Five days later, on August 2, 2018, Alston turned himself in after mistakenly going to a drug treatment center and telling staff he had murdered his girlfriend; that confession was recorded and authorities were notified. He was charged with homicide in Butler’s death. Friends and family described Butler as a happy person who was a mother and grandmother.

Does anyone have memories of Vera or information about the events on Luray Street that night?