On September 7, 2017, Anthony McGee, 22, was one of three people fatally shot in the middle of the night at his family home in Joliet’s Cumberland Subdivision. Two close friends, Manny Hernandez and Gabriella Rueda, both 22, were also killed. The Joliet Police Department was not notified until several hours later, around 3 p.m. that Thursday.

Investigators say McGee was the likely target and that gang retaliation, drugs, or both are believed to be factors. McGee had been released from the Illinois Department of Corrections a few months earlier and had a criminal history that included charges of armed robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of marijuana. Police have identified a person of interest but say they do not have sufficient evidence to make an arrest; the killer remains at large.

Anyone who attended the party that night or who has information about the shootings is asked to come forward.