28-year-old mother and mail carrier found shot to death inside car in Orland Park
Police have not said whether the shooting was targeted or a random act of violence.
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Police have not said whether the shooting was targeted or a random act of violence.
Mail carrier and mother of three Mechella Williams was found shot dead in Orland Park. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
A woman was found dead inside a car at a gated community complex in south suburban Orland Park overnight. Police responded to the 170th block of Redbud Lane for reports of shots fired just after midnight. Officers found the shooting victim inside the vehicle.
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