Carlos Dewayne Dozier II was 22 when he was killed in a mass shooting in Springfield, Illinois, on February 20, 2021. Known to family and friends as Los, he was born April 24, 1998, in Decatur and was the father of two children, Carlos Damir Dozier and Chase Damani Dozier. Preliminary autopsy results list multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

The shooting happened near 11th Street and South Grand Avenue at about 2:30 a.m.; five people were shot and Carlos was the only fatality. The Sangamon County Coroner’s Office and the Springfield Police Department investigated, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

He is remembered by relatives as a homebody who liked playing games and listening to music and as an involved father. Does anyone who was in that area on the night of February 20, 2021, or who has information about the shooting, have details to share?