Daryl T. Spears, 29, was found with gunshot wounds to the chest in an alley behind the 400 block of South Dearborn Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois, on February 21, 2021. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries. The Kankakee Police Department opened the case as a homicide.

By October 2022 the investigation had produced arrests: Corneilus C. Dowdy Jr., 19, was extradited from Kentucky to face murder charges, and Taneka R. McCoy of St. Anne was also arrested on first-degree murder charges. Authorities continued to seek leads and information from the public as the case proceeded.

If anyone has information about Spears, his movements that night, or witnessed activity near South Dearborn Avenue on February 21, 2021, please contact the Kankakee Police Department.