Jaime Garcia, 84, was found dead from a gunshot wound at his home on the 20000 block of Hickory Hills Road in rural Sterling, Illinois on the morning of April 18, 2022. Deputies were dispatched after a 9:04 a.m. 911 call reporting gunshots and a possible injury; Garcia was discovered deceased at the scene. An autopsy was scheduled for the following day in Rockford.

Reports say a 16-year-old family member fled on foot armed with a shotgun and was apprehended about 9:34 a.m. in the 20000 block of Ridge Road; a shotgun was recovered along the route the juvenile took while fleeing. The juvenile was taken into custody and detained at the Mary Davis Juvenile Detention Center pending further court proceedings. Multiple local and state agencies assisted in the investigation, and authorities said there was no danger to the public after the incident.

Garcia was born September 23, 1937, in Monterrey, Mexico, had attended First Baptist Church in Sterling for more than fifty years, and was remembered as a singer and guitarist who is survived by children, siblings, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Does anyone have information about the hours before April 18, 2022, or knew Jaime and his family?