Kevin Patel, 28, was fatally shot on April 16, 2025, outside his home in the 800 block of West Lill Avenue in Lincoln Park, Chicago. The shooting happened about 9:20 p.m.; witnesses heard gunfire and reported seeing a man and a woman flee toward Halsted Street immediately afterward. Patel, an actuary, died that night of a gunshot wound to the chest, which the Cook County medical examiner ruled a homicide.

Chicago police arrested 25-year-old Josalyn Fowler of Thornton and charged her with murder and attempted armed robbery. Authorities said Fowler participated in the shooting but have not specified whether she fired the fatal shot. Fowler has a 2022 conviction for unlawful use of a weapon that was later reduced to a misdemeanor. Police have also questioned a second person of interest; no charges have been announced for that individual.

Family and community members described Patel as intelligent, kind, and generous. His brother Neil Patel set up a GoFundMe to support anti-gun-violence causes and pursue justice; by April 24 the fundraiser had raised more than $11,700. Local officials noted that community camera footage and tips helped lead to Fowler’s arrest. If anyone has information about Kevin or the events on April 16, please share what you know with investigators.