On the morning of August 7, 2017, officers in Danville, Illinois, responded to reports of gunfire in the 900 block of Fowler Avenue and found 24-year-old Brandon Dallas-Hagan of Indianapolis lying in an open field. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the face. Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden said an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death, and the Danville Police Department opened a death investigation.

Brandon’s family remembered him as a fierce friend and a loving son. At 24 he had just bought a car and was working toward securing his own apartment. There have been no public reports of arrests or identified suspects, and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information about Brandon’s death is urged to contact the Danville Police Department.