On August 3, 2017, at about 8:10 p.m., Champaign police found 53-year-old Gus D. Edwards near Elm Street and Beardsley Avenue suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana and died there at 9:51 p.m. that night.

Investigators developed the case over the following year. In June 2018 reporting corroborated existing evidence and led police to identify 24-year-old Jamonte Hill of Champaign as a suspect. On August 20, 2018, the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office filed four counts of First Degree Murder against Hill; Hill was already in custody on unrelated weapons and narcotics charges and his bond was later set at $5 million.

Police continue to seek information about the shooting. If anyone has details that could help the investigation, please contact the Champaign Police Department’s Investigations Division or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.