On 6-5-23 at approximately 12:43pm officers were dispatched to an apartment complex on the 3400 block of Colony Bay St on the report of a shooting. Upon Officers arrival they located a 20-year-old woman, who police identified as Kennedy Cowans, suffering from a gunshot wound. Cowans was taken to Mount Carmel East where she was pronounced dead just after 3 p.m.
Witnesses said they heard the suspect, 28-year-old Miles Gibson, and Cowans arguing when a gunshot was heard.
Mr. Gibson is wanted for one count of Homicide (F1) and is believed to be armed and dangerous.
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the person(s) responsible for this crime. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call
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