Tykeem DeCarlos King, 23, was shot multiple times and killed on June 14, 2020, in Springfield, Illinois. The shooting happened about 3:50 a.m. inside 7 Brothers Grocery at Laurel and 11th Streets during a physical altercation. He was shot in the face and died at St. John’s Hospital around 4:30 a.m.; the Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and Springfield police opened a homicide investigation.

Tykeem worked as a line cook at Pizza Ranch and had previously worked at Heartfelt Cleaning Service. He was remembered by family and friends as having an infectious smile and a loving nature; he was a father, son, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend. The community organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses after his death, which was the third homicide in Springfield in 2020.

Springfield police arrested 36-year-old Eugene Jackson and charged him with murder and related weapons and gang counts; he was held in Sangamon County Jail with bond set at $2 million. Does anyone have information about Tykeem, the incident at 7 Brothers Grocery, or the early-morning hours of June 14, 2020?