Keswan T. Simmons was 23 when he was killed on February 2, 2017, in Moline, Illinois. Police were called to the area near Westwood Terrace Apartments, close to the Jewel Osco, after multiple reports of gunshots around 10 p.m. Officers found Simmons with fatal gunshot wounds; an autopsy confirmed he died from a gunshot to the chest.

Investigators arrested 22-year-old Kaleb J. Mallek in Iowa City; Mallek was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, armed violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, held on $1 million bond. He pleaded not guilty on March 14, 2017, and a trial was scheduled for May 1, 2017. Although the incident had been initially classified as a homicide, Moline police later said it was not considered a homicide.

Simmons’ family and friends remembered him as a young man with potential whose life was cut short. Does anyone have information about Simmons, the scene near Westwood Terrace Apartments, or the night of February 2, 2017?