Evan William Weedman was 18 and a senior at Galesburg High School when he died from a gunshot wound on March 25, 2017. He was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Galesburg Cottage Hospital at 1:30 a.m.

Evan was born October 27, 1998, in Galesburg and is survived by his parents, Casey E. Weedman and Nicole M. Scott, a brother Benjamin Garrett, and sisters Liberty and Justice Garrett. No arrests or suspects were identified and no charges were filed after interviews and a scene examination; the investigation’s findings remained inconclusive.