Demarcus Ferrell, 25, was fatally shot on March 22, 2021, at a residence on West Willcox Avenue in Peoria, Illinois. Police were alerted by the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system and arrived about 4:40 p.m.; they found two unresponsive men with multiple gunshot wounds. The Peoria County Coroner, Jamie Harwood, said Ferrell died instantly from multiple gunshot wounds to his extremities and torso. The other victim, not publicly identified, was reported in critical condition.

Ferrell had recently moved back to the area to be with his son and was remembered by a former teacher, Jane Kresl, as humble and sweet. His death was recorded as Peoria’s sixth homicide of 2021. No arrests have been announced and the Peoria Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the community know Demarcus, his movements that day, or have information that could help investigators?