Ke’mareon Laron Rice was 17 and a student at MacArthur High School when he was shot and killed on March 5, 2022. He was a passenger in a car traveling along East Fitzgerald Road when shots were fired from a nearby business; he was struck in the parking lot of 1909 S. Mt. Zion Road and died shortly after midnight despite efforts to transport him to safety. Ke’mareon was born February 13, 2005, and is remembered for his smile, his love of basketball and the joy he brought to those around him.

On May 26, 2023, two people, Travell D. Washington, 22, and Freiashya L. Ayres, 23, were arrested and booked in connection with the killing after being apprehended in Rantoul by the United States Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Decatur Police Department has been seeking public help in the investigation.

If anyone knew Ke’mareon or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist investigators.