John K. Cannon IV was 28 when he was fatally shot on September 8, 2020, at a Motel 6 at 31 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan, Illinois. The shooting happened around 1 a.m.; he and another man in his 20s from North Chicago were taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. John died of his injuries after an autopsy confirmed gunshot wounds as the cause; the other victim was reported in serious but stable condition.

John was born October 2, 1991, and spent most of his life in Waukegan with a brief period in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a father to two sons, Jonathan Amir Cannon and Ashton, and was remembered by family and friends for his charismatic nature and warm smile. The Waukegan Police Department and the Lake County Coroner’s Office investigated; the motive remains unclear and no arrests have been announced. The shooting was the second fatal shooting at that Motel 6 within a month.

If anyone was in or near that Motel 6 the night of September 8, 2020, or has information about what happened, please come forward.