Samih Sam Altimemy, 29, was shot multiple times on November 19, 2021, outside his parents’ home in the 300 block of Bancroft Court in Rockford, Illinois. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; the shooting occurred about a week before he was due to be married.

Altimemy was an Iraqi immigrant and U.S. citizen active in the Rockford Muslim community. He worked as a clerk at North Second Discount in Loves Park for about 12 years, participated in the aviation program at Rock Valley College, and had worked at Emery Air at Chicago Rockford International Airport. Friends and colleagues described him as charismatic and personable.

The Rockford Police Department is investigating and has urged anyone with information to come forward; no arrests have been announced. If anyone knew Samih or saw anything near Bancroft Court on November 19, please share what you know with investigators.