Woman fatally shot in Dolton

Laresha Bowles, 36, was shot about 2:10 a.m. in the 14200 block of Ellis Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Crime scene tape. File photo

A woman was shot dead April 18, 2021, in Dolton.

Sun-Times file

A woman was killed in a shooting Sunday in south suburban Dolton.

Laresha Bowles, 36, was shot about 2:10 a.m. in the 14200 block of Ellis Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

She was pronounced dead about 3:05 a.m. at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy found she died of a gunshot wound to her back and ruled her death a homicide.

Dolton officials didn’t immediately reply to a request for details.

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