On August 8, 2021, 24-year-old Yashreanna Bell-Young of Loves Park, Illinois, was shot and killed just before 11 p.m. in the area of the 7700 block of Venus Street. She was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 25-year-old Cameron I. Frazier of Rockford as the primary suspect; he and Bell-Young had a prior relationship. Frazier turned himself in the next day and was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bond in the Winnebago County Jail, with a court appearance scheduled for the following Wednesday.

The community continues to mourn Bell-Young’s death while the legal process moves forward. If anyone saw activity near Venus Street around 11 p.m. on August 8, 2021, or has information about the case, please come forward.