Despite the ruse, prosecutors eventually charged 25-year-old Josalyn Fowler in the April 16 death of Kevin Patel. A Cook County judge called the slaying "an incredibly violent offense, and random."

Josalyn Fowler, 25, called 911 after the fatal shooting, but it was a ploy to misdirect investigators, prosecutors said.

A 25-year-old woman charged with murder and attempted robbery with a firearm will remain behind bars until her trial, a judge ordered Friday. Josalyn Fowler is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Kevin Patel outside of his residence in Lincoln Park last Wednesday.