Isaac Payton, a 35-year-old African American man from Peoria, Illinois, was shot and killed on September 3, 2021. Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Northeast Jefferson Street and found Payton lying in a grassy area on Wayne Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered six shell casings and ShotSpotter registered six shots fired. The autopsy showed three gunshot wounds to the rear of his body.

Authorities identified 43-year-old Orlando Alexander Sr. as the shooter. Alexander admitted firing the shots and told his attorney he acted in self-defense after an earlier confrontation involving his son and Payton; prosecutors maintained Payton was running away when shot. A jury initially deadlocked, producing a mistrial. On retrial, Alexander pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received an 18-year prison sentence, with eligibility for day-for-day good-time credit and one year of mandatory supervised release.

Does anyone have information about Payton’s movements that day or witnessed the incident on Northeast Jefferson or Wayne Street?