The wreath and flowers were placed carefully outside Lois Hicks apartment.
Hicks, 87, had lived at the complex for a long time. She was always friendly; always had a smile on her face.
“She was like an angel. She was a real sweet lady, her neighbor Ron Gatling said.
Gatling added that Hicks was a good neighbor.
“She’s going to be missed, Gatling said.
Police said Zachary Arnold, 26, shot Hicks in her home Saturday morning in an apartment complex in the 3500 block of South 74th Street. Arnold also lived at the apartment complex.
Arnold was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and after he shot Hicks, police said he continued to shoot at neighboring apartments.