Pamela Burns killed in Calumet City shooting

Pamela Burns was shot about 5:40 a.m. in an apartment in the 100 block of Oglesby Avenue, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Two people were shot, one fatally, Feb. 8, 2021, on the South Side. — A woman was killed in a shooting in Calumet City Dec. 27, 2020.

A 45-year-old woman was fatally shot Sunday in suburban Calumet City.

Pamela L. Burns was shot about 5:40 a.m. in an apartment in the 100 block of Oglesby Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A few hours later, Burns’ roommate was arrested by Merrillville, Indiana police, Calumet City police said in a statement. On Monday, a warrant was secured to extradite the woman to Illinois.

Autopsy results showed Burns died of multiple gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said. Her death was ruled a homicide.

No charges have been filed.

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Pamela Burns was shot about 5:40 a.m. in an apartment in the 100 block of Oglesby Avenue, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.