Kamry Santee Harris, 22, was found shot in the front passenger seat of a car inside a garage in the 2000 block of West Malone Street on January 10, 2018. Police were called at 12:56 p.m. reporting a man down and bleeding in an alley; officers discovered Harris and a second, unnamed shooting victim in the same area. Harris had been shot three times at close range — once in the head and twice in the torso — and was pronounced dead at 2:09 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. The Peoria County Coroner listed cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and noted no defensive wounds.

Harris was the first homicide victim in Peoria for 2018. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. He is survived by his parents Anthony Harris and Robbie Lawson, his son KJ Robinson, three brothers, and eight sisters; family remember his entertaining sense of humor and passion for life.

If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon, please share tips with the Peoria Police Department.