James Karnell Coleman was 25 when he was fatally shot in Champaign, Illinois, on May 21, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene on Country Fair Drive around 3 a.m.; the Champaign County Coroner listed the cause as a fatal shooting. Coleman, a resident of Urbana known as Rooster, was described as athletic with a positive attitude.

Police say a group had gathered at a nearby apartment for a dice game, where a physical altercation broke out and Coleman was shot multiple times. Officers arrived at about 2:02 a.m. and found him with multiple gunshot wounds. The Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Keith L. Baker, 24, for Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon; Baker turned himself in on May 27, 2020. A second warrant for London J. Taylor, 20, for First-Degree Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon was issued July 30, 2020; Taylor was arrested at the Champaign County Courthouse on August 7, 2020. Both were held on $1 million bond.

The investigation is ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.