Raynard J. Sullivan, 26, was killed in the early hours of February 17, 2019, in the 1100 block of West 127th Place in Calumet Park, Illinois. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Raynard and his mother, 47-year-old Tamela D. Sullivan, both with gunshot wounds. Raynard suffered a fatal wound to the neck; Tamela was shot in the chest. Both were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 1:30 a.m., and the Cook County medical examiner ruled their deaths homicides.

Authorities described the incident as domestic in nature. A tender-age child was at the scene but was uninjured and taken to hospital for observation. Investigators identified 49-year-old Reginald Sullivan, Tamela’s husband and Raynard’s father, as the primary suspect, released his photo to the public, and urged anyone with information to contact the Calumet Park Police Department.

Reginald Sullivan was arrested on February 21, 2019, in the same block where the shooting occurred and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; he was held without bail and scheduled to appear in court on February 27, 2019. What information can anyone in the community add about that night or about Raynard’s movements beforehand?