Adam Tayeh, a 32-year-old from Springfield, Illinois, was killed on April 25, 2017, after a road rage confrontation. The incident began near Dirksen Parkway and South Grand Avenue and moved to Hill Street and Enos Avenue. Tayeh was riding a motorcycle when Robert A. Pope, driving a pickup truck, shot him; Tayeh sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died later that night at St. John’s Hospital.

Pope fled the scene and was arrested the next day. He was charged with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and not having a Firearm Owner’s Identification card; the shooting was described in court as arising from a traffic dispute that escalated into violence.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about the events that led up to the shooting, please share what is known.