Kilanna Marie Gladney, 31, was shot and killed in Springfield, Illinois, on January 1, 2025. The Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, identified her after the shooting on the 1600 block of South 17th Street at about 11:40 a.m. Emergency responders took her to HSHS St. John’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. An autopsy found she died of a single gunshot wound.

Authorities have classified the death as a homicide. The Springfield Police Department and the Sangamon County Coroner’s Office are investigating; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Friends and family remembered Gladney as a devoted mother and kind-hearted person. Funeral services were held on January 12, 2025, at Ruby Funeral Services & Crematories in Springfield.

Does anyone have information about what happened on South 17th Street that morning?