On March 5, 2023, at about 5:12 a.m., Glenview police responded to Motel 6, 1535 Milwaukee Avenue, after a report of a person shot and not breathing. Officers found 27-year-old Aliyaha Frierson of Chicago suffering from a gunshot wound; paramedics pronounced her dead at 5:55 a.m. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

Police arrested 37-year-old Melvin Trimble of Chicago shortly after officers arrived; he was charged with one count of first-degree murder and held on $500,000 bail after a March 7 bond hearing in Skokie. Prosecutors say Trimble and Frierson had an on-again, off-again and reportedly tumultuous relationship, guests heard a gunshot followed by a woman screaming, and Trimble waited about 45 minutes before calling 911, during which he made other calls. He told the 911 operator he had gotten into a tussle with his girlfriend. The judge ordered no contact with witnesses, past domestic violence victims, or Frierson’s family. The Glenview Police Department led the investigation with assistance from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the North Regional Violent Crimes Task Force, and described the shooting as isolated with no known ongoing public threat.

Did anyone in the Glenview area see or hear anything that morning, or have information about Frierson’s movements before 5 a.m.?