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CHICAGO – A Chicago the man is accused of fatally shooting a woman in the head and then setting her house on fire last year.

Joshua Mims, 37, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson for allegedly killing Raquel Adams, 32 years old and set fire to his residence on May 12, 2023.

Police said officers on patrol that morning noticed a small fire along Adams’ home in 6400 block of South Damen Avenue. When officers searched the property, they discovered Adams unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Following a joint investigation, the Chicago Police Department, in cooperation with the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, arrested Mims on Tuesday.

Mims is scheduled for a detention hearing Thursday.