Deric Wren III, a 21-year-old from Hopkins Park, Illinois, was shot and killed on August 3, 2021. Known as Tink, he was a Kankakee High School graduate working as an assembler at JR Edwards. Deputies responded to reports of shots fired near the SS Friendly Mart in Pembroke Township and found evidence that led them to Deric, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office identified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation, asking anyone with information to come forward. On September 7, 2021, 24-year-old Leontay R. Hicks of Pembroke Township was arrested during a traffic stop and charged with Deric’s murder; he was held at the Jerome Combs Detention Center on a $2,000,000 bond.

If anyone knew Deric, saw activity near the SS Friendly Mart on August 3, 2021, or has information relevant to the case, please share it with investigators.