Rodney D. Reed was 25 when he was killed by gun violence on May 1, 2017, in Park Forest, Illinois. Born November 18, 1991, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, Reed attended Crete-Monee High School and later Alcorn State University. Those who knew him described him as kind-hearted, down-to-earth, hardworking and devoted to family and friends.

The community marked his passing with candlelight vigils and public expressions of grief, and his death is recorded among other fatal shootings in the Park Forest area.

If anyone knew Rodney, his routines, or has information about the May 1, 2017 shooting, please share what you know.