On March 20, 2024, Mechellea Williams, 28, a mother of three from Chicago and a postal worker downtown, was found shot inside a vehicle in the 170th block of Redbud Lane in the Orland Ridge Towns and Villas complex in Orland Park, Illinois. Orland Park police answered reports of shots fired about 12:03 a.m. and made life-saving attempts, but Williams succumbed to her injuries. Family called her Precious and said she left her South Side home about 11:30 p.m. expecting to return shortly; the car she was found in was not hers.

The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force is working with Orland Park police and initially there were no arrests; the motive remained unclear. The community held a vigil near where she was found as her family sought answers and justice.

Does anyone have information about Mechellea’s movements that night or about the vehicle she was found in?