Martez S. Robertson, 19, was fatally shot inside the Stop ’n’ Save at 800 NE Jefferson Ave. in Peoria on September 20, 2021, in an evening incident around 6 p.m. ShotSpotter alerted authorities and officers found him unresponsive inside the store with a gunshot wound to the upper body; he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. by the Peoria County Coroner. His death was recorded as the city’s 23rd homicide of 2021.

No arrests have been announced. Several people have been identified as persons of interest, but no charges have been filed and the investigation remains ongoing. Martez was born in Peoria, spent much of his childhood in Kansas City and Arlington, Texas, and had returned to Peoria to be near his mother’s side of the family. He played basketball, was described as kind-hearted by those who knew him, and leaves behind a two-year-old son, Amari. The community held a vigil at the Stop ’n’ Save attended by more than 100 people.