Cleonta Day, a 31-year-old African American man, was shot on October 5, 2022, while driving in the 600 block of 12th Street in Rockford, Illinois. After being shot inside his vehicle he drove toward Keith Creek, exited the car before it entered the creek, and then collapsed while trying to reach a nearby home on 11th Street. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the Winnebago County Coroner listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

The Rockford Police Department investigated the shooting and on October 20, 2022, arrested 28-year-old Bruce Lambert of Rockford on a charge of first-degree murder. Lambert was taken into custody on the 400 block of South Main Street and lodged in the Winnebago County Jail without bond. Authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who saw the vehicle on 12th Street or near Keith Creek that haven’t yet spoken to investigators?