Herman Bowser, a 52-year-old African American man, was killed on January 1, 2021, in Rockford, Illinois. Police say the shooting occurred during a violent car-to-car gun battle near Brown Avenue and Church Street that began around 6:30 a.m. Officers found Bowser lying in the road outside a crashed vehicle; he was taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center and pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.

Rockford Police say the shooting was part of a broader conflict. On April 25, 2022, Antwone Lee, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Bowser’s death; Lee was already in custody on an unrelated aggravated discharge of a firearm charge. The murder charge carries a possible 20 to 60 year sentence under Illinois law and court proceedings were pending.

Bowser is described as a devoted family man survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren. What information do readers have about the vehicle chase or the people involved that could help investigators?