On April 4, 2017, 68-year-old Clarence Riley was found dead in his home in Pembroke Township, Illinois. Deputies from the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call at about 6:53 a.m. at 17774 E 7000S Road and discovered Riley with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. Coroner Bob Gessner pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators quickly focused on Riley’s stepson, 43-year-old Willie E. Nichols Jr., who was located driving later that morning and was found in possession of a handgun. After a brief standoff Nichols was taken into custody and transported to the Jerome Combs Detention Center. Nichols’ mother, Mary Riley, who was present in the home during the shooting, later provided testimony in the case.

This was the third homicide reported in Kankakee County in 2017 and the first in an unincorporated area. Does anyone have information about Clarence Riley, the residence on E 7000S Road, or the events that morning?