Wyatt Bailey, 19, of Oakwood, Illinois, was shot and killed on January 17, 2021 during a robbery that began as a drug sale. A 16-year-old from Danville, identified in reports as Dustin Cooper, contacted Bailey to buy marijuana and cannabis-related products and arrived with four other teenagers. Cooper was armed; witnesses say Wyatt was also armed. During the robbery Wyatt was shot multiple times — wounds to both legs and a final gunshot to the chest while he was on the ground — and died of his injuries. Another teenager, Clayvonte Sloan, 16, from Danville, was shot in the lower abdomen and also died.

Prosecutors say a stolen handgun and an unregistered ghost gun were involved; those weapons and cannabis products taken from Bailey were recovered in Cooper’s vehicle. In July 2022 a Vermilion County jury convicted Cooper of first-degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced him to 40 years. Proceedings for the other defendants were ongoing.

Does anyone have information about the events that night or about the other people who were with Cooper?