Alexis F. Boland, 22, was fatally shot in her Dunlap, Illinois apartment on April 14, 2023. Deputies responded about 9 am to 12300 N. Brentfield Dr. and found Boland on the apartment floor with multiple gunshot wounds; a neighbor performed CPR and applied pressure but Boland died at the hospital. Investigators say her boyfriend, 28-year-old Walter J. Artis, forced his way into her home that morning, pulled out a gun and shot her multiple times, including a bullet to the back of the head, before fleeing the scene.

Boland’s family described the prior 18 months as a horrific nightmare and said the killing devastated the children she shared with Artis, ages four and five, who have been waking from nightmares and crying for their mother. Artis was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder. Does anyone have information about Alexis, her children, or the events leading up to April 14, 2023 that could help fill gaps in the timeline?