Neal M. Brooks, 25, of Aurora, Illinois, was shot and killed in the parking lot of a coin laundry mat on October 16, 2018. The shooting occurred in the evening; Aurora police found Neal with multiple gunshot wounds and he died at the scene.

Witnesses reported a vehicle speeding away after the shooting, and investigators treated the attack as targeted and apparently planned. Police canvassed the area for surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses as part of the investigation. The shooting shocked the local community and prompted calls for justice and renewed attention to gun violence in Aurora.

If anyone saw activity in that laundry-mat parking lot that evening or has information about the vehicle that fled, please come forward.