Jermaine O. Jackson Jr. was 24 when he was shot in the head on June 27, 2018, in Peoria’s East Bluff neighborhood. ShotSpotter registered a single gunshot at about 6:18 p.m. in the 500 block of East McClure. Jackson’s vehicle was found crashed into a parked car in the 2400 block of North New York, less than a block from the detected shot. He died the next afternoon at OSF Medical Center, the Peoria County coroner confirmed.

Witnesses reported seeing two men running from the scene, but their role has not been established. The Peoria Police Department opened an investigation and the case remains unsolved; no suspects have been identified or arrested. Family, friends and community groups have expressed condolences and urged cooperation with investigators.

Are there any neighbors or witnesses who remember unusual activity in the East Bluff area that evening?