Dayona Cierra Yvette Lee, 26, was found dead in her Rock Island home near 4th Avenue and 19th Street on the morning of December 22, 2021. Born September 25, 1995, in Moline, she worked as a home health care provider and was mother to two children, Daysire Lee and Dayviontae Lee-Davis. A preliminary autopsy found she had been shot in the head and died at the scene; the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators arrested 27-year-old Shawn Boyd of Rock Island after he turned himself in the same day. He was charged with Lee’s murder and held on $2 million bond. Reports say Boyd had a history of violence toward Lee and had outstanding warrants from Iowa for a weapons offense and parole violations. Lee’s family and community held a vigil and called for justice while speaking about the domestic abuse she had suffered.

Did anyone in the Rock Island area know Dayona or have information that could help the investigation?