Brandy Fleming, 29, was found fatally shot in the alley behind her West Garfield Park home in Chicago on March 13, 2026. A passerby noticed her boots and discovered her body at about 5:30 a.m.; her family learned of the death hours later. Her five-year-old son was inside the nearby home during the incident and was later located safe at daycare.

Family members described Fleming as someone with a big heart who deeply cared for her child, and they have started a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and the child’s future care. Area Four detectives with the Chicago Police Department are investigating the homicide, canvassing the neighborhood door-to-door. No motive has been determined, no suspect description has been released, and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in West Garfield Park see or hear anything that morning that might help investigators?