On August 18, 2020, 20-year-old Marquaveon Dewayne Purdiman was fatally shot on Cherry Street in Marion, Illinois. Another man, DeAndre Edwards, was shot in the same incident and survived. Two men from Carbondale, Jamonte Allison Jr. and James Moore, were arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery; they were scheduled to appear in court on August 21, 2020.

Marquaveon, known as Quae, was born December 30, 1999, in Carbondale and grew up in Cairo before moving to Marion. Family members described him as humorous and protective; he was close to his grandmother Ruth Purdiman and in a relationship with ShaKayla Cornelius. He had been working on music and preparing to launch a T-shirt line.

Who in Marion or Carbondale remembers Marquaveon or has information about the shooting on Cherry Street?