Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Courtney Copeland:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Courtney Copeland was a 22-year-old travel agent described as hardworking and generous, known for helping single mothers and for making people feel important. He had recently been rewarded a BMW through his job and attended Jones College Prep High School with Chance the Rapper, who knew him as Chancellor J Bennett.

In the early morning hours of March 3, 2016, Courtney was last seen at a local pizzeria with friends. After leaving, he planned to visit his girlfriend. He apparently pulled up at a friend’s home, called to say he had arrived, and then vanished from view. Courtney was shot in the back of the chest and drove toward the nearest police station seeking help before collapsing. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center but died of his injuries.

Courtney’s mother, Shapearl Wells, learned he had been brought to the hospital in handcuffs; paramedics reported he had been violent and agitated. That detail and the circumstances of the shooting prompted his family to pursue answers and to create a podcast about the case. The shooting remains unsolved.

Does anyone have information that could help Courtney’s family and the Courtney Copeland Memorial Foundation?