Lamar Glover, a 29-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Rockford, Illinois, on July 12, 2021. Police were called about 1:25 a.m. to the area of Lexington Avenue and Hudson Street, and officers found Glover with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival.

The Rockford Police Gang Crime Unit led the investigation and identified 34-year-old Hezekiah Glover as the primary suspect. Hezekiah Glover was already in custody in the Stephenson County Jail on unrelated charges when the Winnebago County State Attorney’s Office filed a First-Degree Murder charge linked to Lamar Glover’s death; those charges were announced February 23, 2024. The probe also tied Hezekiah Glover to a separate domestic violence incident in Freeport involving alleged knife attack and strangulation counts.

Anyone with information about Lamar Glover’s killing or related activity is asked to contact the Rockford Police.