Overview

• Kevin Patel, 28, was shot and killed on a Lincoln Park sidewalk on April 16; his death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
• Prosecutors allege Josalyn Fowler attempted to rob Patel, shooting him in the chest during a struggle over his backpack.
• Fowler reportedly tried to mislead police by making a false 911 call, claiming the suspects fled in the wrong direction.
• Investigators utilized ballistic analysis, CTA surveillance footage, cellphone data, and witness identifications to connect Fowler to the crime.
• Fowler, who previously pled guilty to unlawful weapon use in 2022, is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court again on May 14.