Marcqui J. Apholone, a 25-year-old African American man known as Kies, was fatally shot in Decatur, Illinois. He was born January 21, 1993, and died after a shooting in the 2100 block of East Whitmer Street; the incident is dated November 8, 2018, with reports noting the shooting on November 9, 2018.

Investigators arrested Dante L. Wade on November 19, 2018; he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Apholone’s death. Wade pleaded not guilty.

The case underlines the human cost of gun violence in the community and the criminal charges brought in response. Did anyone in Decatur know Marcqui, his routines, or have information about the shooting?