Jailene Cepeda, 26, was found on the ground around 2:45 a.m. on September 13, 2025, in Chicago’s Humboldt Park near the 1700 block of North Kimball Avenue. She suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and was pronounced dead. Police said another woman, 36, was also struck and seriously injured.

In the weeks after the shooting, multiple arrests were announced as the investigation developed. On October 15 and October 19 different reports named suspects; on October 19 Chicago police arrested 18-year-old Evan Reich and charged him with first-degree murder and attempted murder, while others named in filings included Gabriel Rodriguez, 23, and Julio Diaz, 24, who were charged after surveillance video allegedly showed gunmen firing from a party at passing vehicles. Authorities later said 26-year-old Carlos Marrero was arrested on October 22 and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Reporting shows overlapping names and charges as the case unfolded publicly in October.

Family members marked Cepeda’s death with an online fundraiser and obituary notices. Her mother wrote that she died at 2:45 a.m. on September 13 and that she left behind two young children; services were listed through Casey & Rios Funeral Home in Chicago.

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