Family and friends of the late Alexis Wilson watched as released butterflies fluttered skyward Wednesday evening, July 27, in Irwin Park. The butterflies represented a consoling image for those gathered to remember Alexis who was killed early July 27, 2021, in an encounter with Dolton police.
More than a dozen people spoke at the memorial event, including her father Alonzo Wilson, her grandmother Blanche Curtis and her brother Christian Wilson who called each speaker forward.
