Alexus Z. Ward, 25, a Black woman from Chicago, was shot multiple times late on November 12, 2023, in the South Shore neighborhood. Police were called to the 6700 block of South Crandon Avenue around 11:20–11:30 p.m., where they found her outside near her home with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m., according to authorities and the Cook County medical examiner.
Reports noted she lived on the same block where she was found.
Detectives opened a homicide investigation, and officials said there was no one in custody in the immediate aftermath. News accounts in the days that followed did not include any suspect description, and police had not announced arrests connected to the killing. Weekend roundups and incident summaries likewise recorded the shooting without naming a suspect or reporting charges.
The case is documented in regional and national gun-violence trackers that list her by name and date, reflecting the basic circumstances of the shooting and its location in South Shore. These listings corroborate the time and place but contain no additional investigative details about an offender.
