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CHICAGO—Developments have emerged regarding the tragic discovery of a woman’s body in an alley on Chicago’s West Side. The victim, identified as Brandy Fleming, was fatally shot behind her residence in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Chicago police have confirmed that Fleming’s lifeless body was found early in the morning on March 13, in the 200 block of North Kilbourn Avenue. Her family, speaking exclusively to ABC7 Chicago, has made a heartfelt plea for assistance in caring for her 5-year-old son.
Family members remain uncertain about how long Fleming’s body had been outside before it was discovered. They recounted to ABC7 that it was a passerby, on their way to work, who stumbled upon the tragic scene. Meanwhile, Fleming’s young son was inside the home, unaware of the heartbreaking events that had unfolded around him.
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Fleming was found dead around 5:30 a.m. March 13 in the 200-block of North Kilbourn Avenue, Chicago police said.
The victim’s family says they aren’t sure how long her body was left outside in the back of her home. They told ABC7 it was stranger who happened to be driving to work when they found her body in the alley while the victim’s 5-year-old son was in the home and didn’t know his mother was killed.
“You took a really good person with a really big heart that cared about her child,” aunt Shantel Jamison said.
It’s been a heartbreaking week for the family. Relatives said only child was inside their house, at the time, unaware that his mother was taken from him.
“It was a lady actually on her way to work,” sister Esha Love said. “The boots are what caught her attention. That’s what made her come and assist my sister, and I’m grateful that she did. But I’m saying, in a sense, it was like a little too late.”
Her family says they didn’t find out about her death until hours later.
“Where’s her son? That’s what’s going through my mind,” Jamison said. “Is he okay? Is it a strong possibility he is hurt, too?”
Relatives say the boy was found safe at daycare, left with an unfillable void while the West Side alley remains shrouded in mystery amid an ongoing investigation.
“Sometimes people do holler out with silent cries in situations,” Love said. “I just felt like that I wasn’t there at the time of her desperate need.”
Police haven’t determined a motive behind the shooting, only saying the offender is unknown. So far, no one has been arrested.
Area Four detectives are investigating.
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