Deonte Chatman was 19 when he was fatally shot in Rockford, Illinois, on July 25, 2020. The shooting happened about 2:45 a.m. in the 900 block of South Third Street in the ORCHiD Neighborhood during a large gathering. According to reports, occupants of a dark-colored SUV fired multiple shots into the crowd; an 18-year-old man was also wounded with non-life-threatening injuries.

Initial accounts named a 17-year-old girl as a shooting victim, but that was later clarified: her injury occurred separately at Southwest Community Park on Ogilby Road. Deonte’s family and the community continue to mourn his loss.

If anyone was at the gathering that night or has information about the dark-colored SUV or the people involved, please come forward to the Rockford Police Department.