On the evening of October 30, 2018, 27-year-old Trevonte D. Kirkwood of Bloomington, Illinois, was fatally shot in the 1300 block of North Oak Street after walking to calm himself following car trouble. Neighbors reported hearing three gunshots near West Seminary and Union streets. Friends found Kirkwood bleeding on the sidewalk; he died at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. An autopsy ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds. He left behind two young children.

After an eight-month investigation, authorities charged Jordyn H. Thornton, 19, of Bloomington, and Quentin L. Jackson, 21, of Peoria, in connection with the killing. Prosecutors said Thornton exited a vehicle, followed Kirkwood and shot him three times, then returned to the car; the firearm was not recovered. Thornton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 50 years; Jackson pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a firearm and was sentenced to 17.5 years. Kirkwood’s mother, Dameca Kirkwood, has since worked with local anti-gun-violence efforts.

Did anyone in the Bloomington-Normal area know Trevonte or see activity near North Oak Street that night?