Rashad Williams was 19 and from Peoria Heights when he was fatally shot in the early morning of June 20, 2021. The Peoria County Coroner recorded multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death; Williams was found outside an apartment complex in the 900 block of West Crestwood Drive and was pronounced dead about 90 minutes after the incident. The coroner noted the wounds were likely instantly fatal.

Investigators say Williams was one of two victims in a double homicide. The other victim, 28-year-old Josiah Hanson of McDonough, Georgia, died of internal bleeding from a single gunshot to the torso after being taken to OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Police reported the two appear not to have known each other and believe both were shot after an altercation in the parking lot when Hanson left an apartment and Williams had been dropped off nearby; both men reportedly ran in opposite directions and collapsed.

No arrests or suspects have been identified and the Peoria Police Department continues to investigate. If anyone has information about the shootings or saw the area around West Crestwood Drive that night, please come forward.