Crime
37-year-old woman found fatally shot inside home in Roxana
ROXANA, DELAWARE – The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a 37-year-old woman who was found fatally shot inside a residence in Roxana on Monday afternoon.
According to officials, on June 30, 2025, at approximately 2:26 p.m., troopers responded to a home in the 34000 block of Zion Church Road to conduct a welfare check after the woman had not been heard from in several days.
Upon entering the residence, troopers discovered the woman deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of her next of kin.
Given the circumstances, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.
At this time, detectives have stated that there is no known threat to public safety.
Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact Detective B. McDerby at 302-741-2821. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.