Rodney Lovelace, 27, was fatally shot on December 15, 2020, in the 2800 block of Galilee Avenue in Zion, Illinois. The shooting occurred about 7:20 p.m.; police were called to a report of a man down and found one wounded person at the scene while two others went to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan. Lovelace and 16-year-old Kanye Marshall died of gunshot wounds at the hospital and a 28-year-old man was left in critical condition.

The Lake County Coroner’s Office ruled the deaths from gunshot wounds. Family and community members remember Lovelace as a joyful, caring person who loved life and his family.

If anyone has information about the shooting, contact the Zion Police Department or Lake County Crime Stoppers.