Brein Metts, 22, of Peoria, Illinois, was shot on the evening of May 13, 2020 and later died at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Peoria officers initially responded that night to reported shots fired in the 1700 block of North Great Oak Road but found no victims on scene; Metts arrived at the hospital with a single gunshot wound to the back and an autopsy attributed his death to internal bleeding from that wound. The Peoria Police Department and the Peoria County Coroner’s Office treated the death as a homicide.

Detectives later identified a suspect. On August 6, 2020, investigators arrested 23-year-old Devonte P. Thompson; he was taken into custody on a parole warrant and was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a felon. The Peoria Police Criminal Investigations Division was working with the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office on the prosecution.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the events on North Great Oak Road on May 13, 2020 who can help clarify what happened?