Jermaine Peete, 19, was fatally shot in the head in the early morning hours of December 23, 2018, on the east side of Joliet, Illinois, in the 600 block of Dover Street. A recent graduate of Joliet Township High School, he enjoyed basketball, wrestling and boxing, and was a father to a young son, J.J. He also participated in the Joliet Community Action Network male mentoring program.

The confrontation that led to the shooting reportedly grew out of a series of text messages between Peete and a family member of 18-year-old Daniel Briceno, who lived on the same block. Peete arrived at Briceno’s home with another man despite warnings; Briceno fired, killing Peete and grazing the other man. Briceno was arrested on a probation violation shortly after the incident and later faced multiple charges, including first-degree murder and related firearms counts.

If anyone knew Jermaine or has information about what happened that night, please share what can help his family and investigators.