Xavier C.E. Sallie was 19 when he was killed on June 26, 2018. A lifelong Joliet resident, he loved dogs, wrestling and football, attended Washington Junior High School and graduated from Joliet Central High School. He is survived by his parents, Cassandra Hervey and Trenell Sallie, siblings and a young daughter, Xa’niyah.

On the night of June 26, firefighters from the East Joliet Fire Department extinguished a car fire on Rowell Avenue near Sugar Creek Drive and found two charred bodies inside. One was identified as Xavier Sallie; the other was 21-year-old Dontae Ray Morgan. Autopsies showed both men had been shot in the head before the vehicle was set on fire. The car belonged to Xavier Sallie and authorities classified the incident as a double homicide.

The Will County Sheriff’s Department is leading the investigation. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved; a reward has been offered and the case is listed with Will County Crime Stoppers. If anyone has information that could help bring justice for Xavier and Dontae, please come forward.