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Alexis C. Wilson

Age : 19

Gender : Female

Race : Black

Date : 07/27/2021

Location : Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade, 685 Sibley Boulevard

City : Dolton

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Dolton Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Ryan Perez; Officer Jared Carlton

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during vehicle confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/27/2021, Dolton Police officers responded to a 911 call from employees at Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade reporting a disturbance involving a woman in the drive-through who was knocking on the drive-through window with a long object (not a gun). Officers encountered Alexis C. Wilson, 19, seated in the driver's seat of a vehicle with another occupant. The passenger exited the vehicle after police arrived, but Wilson remained inside. Officers attempted to remove her from the driver's seat, and moments later officers fired multiple shots into the vehicle. Wilson drove a short distance before crashing into a nearby building, where she was pronounced dead.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office reviewed the shooting and declined to bring criminal charges against the officers. In 2022, Wilson's family filed a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit alleging that officers used excessive force and that important information about the shooting was withheld from them for days following her death. The lawsuit identified the officers involved as Ryan Perez and Jared Carlton and alleged failures in training, supervision, and the use of force by the Village of Dolton. The federal court allowed significant claims against the Village to proceed, including allegations concerning police training and supervision.
After body-camera and surveillance video were released, Wilson's family continued to publicly question whether deadly force was necessary and maintained that the evidence supported their excessive force claims. The shooting prompted protests and public calls for accountability from Wilson's relatives and supporters, who argued that the circumstances surrounding her death had not been transparently disclosed.
In 2026, the Village of Dolton approved a $900,000 settlement to resolve the federal lawsuit filed by Wilson's estate. The settlement resolved the civil case without an admission of liability by the Village.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.suntimes.com/2021/7/27/22595841/dolton-police-shooting-babas-sibley-alexis-wilson
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dolton-police-shooting-alexis-wilson-bodycam-video-surveillance/12047459/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-of-woman-killed-by-dolton-police-files-lawsuit-they-hid-the-truth-for-days
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/18/22984377/family-teen-killed-dolton-police-sue-over-withholding-documents-on-officers-involved
https://abc7chicago.com/dolton-police-shooting-alexis-wilson-illinois-il/10915556/