Eddie Jenkins, 45, is charged with murder in the Jan. 18 death of Kiara Jenkins, 36, whose body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in an alley in the 6400 block of South Drexel Avenue. He is also facing multiple related charges and is due in court for a de
Woodlawn police allege that the night ended with a body in an alley and five children waking up without their mother.
Eddie Jenkins, 45, is accused of fatally shooting Kiara Jenkins, 36, in January in Woodlawn. Chicago police said Kiara Jenkins was found in an alley in the 6400 block of South Drexel Avenue on Jan. 18. Officers discovered her about 4:30 a.m. and she was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Jenkins, who police said lived in the 9000 block of South Loomis Street, has been charged with murder in Kiara Jenkins’ death. He is also charged with misdemeanor fleeing and eluding police, carrying a concealed firearm in or near a park, and a traffic violation, police said.
He is due in court for a detention hearing later Wednesday at the Leighton Criminal Court building on the Southwest Side. Police said the relationship between the two was not immediately known.
At the time of the death, Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) said Kiara Jenkins had five children. Taylor said the family was left “without their mother. ” and added: “No words can lessen that pain. but it is important to say clearly that her life had value and her family deserves support. compassion and justice. Our children and families deserve protection. stability and the chance to live without fear.” Taylor said Kiara Jenkins’ home and the alley where she was shot are in her district.
For now, the case turns on what investigators allege about the moments leading up to the discovery on Jan. 18—along with what a detention hearing will decide for Jenkins as the prosecution prepares to move forward.
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