DeRon E. Goldie Hill, 46, of Rockford, Illinois, was shot and killed on April 12, 2022. Hill was sitting in a parked car in an alley behind his home on 12th Avenue that morning when two men entered the alley to conduct a drug deal. One of them, identified as 36-year-old Damario Barmore, recognized Hill, approached him and an argument followed. Barmore shot Hill three times in the chest; Hill, who was unarmed, died at the scene.

Investigators identified Barmore as the primary suspect using video surveillance and witness statements. He was arrested and charged with murder; a jury later found him guilty. Hill is remembered by his family — his wife Czedesia Simon, their children, his mother and siblings — and by others who knew him from Auburn High School and Boylan High.

Does anyone who knew DeRon Goldie Hill or who was in that neighborhood on April 12, 2022, have information that could add detail to what happened?