Terrelle Suggs, a 20-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in the head in a January 13, 2017 drive-by shooting in Montgomery, Illinois. He was driving northbound at Orchard Road and Jericho Road with three passengers when another vehicle pulled alongside and fired several rounds into their car. Suggs was taken first to Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora and then airlifted to Loyola Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead the following morning.

Born March 31, 1996 in Naperville, Suggs graduated from West Aurora High School in 2014 and briefly attended Iowa Wesleyan before returning to Aurora. Family and friends described him as having a bright smile, a caring nature, and a love for animals. One passenger in the car, Gheroncia Suggs, 21 and a Montgomery resident, had a prior history of violent-crime charges and had been out on bond from a 2015 shooting; investigators later alleged bond violations including possession of a machine gun.

The investigation into Terrelle Suggs’s murder remains open. If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicle that pulled alongside, please come forward.