Joshua Jamerson, a 34-year-old African American man, was shot to death on January 1, 2017, at the Cliffbreakers Riverside Hotel & Conference Center in Rockford, Illinois. The shooting took place about 3:30 a.m. during a large fight in a fourth-floor hallway; Jamerson was one of four people wounded, and the other three survived.

The investigation led to the arrest of 32-year-old Sean D. Burks of Rockford, who was charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. At trial a key prosecution witness, Inishia Cooper, recanted parts of her earlier statements and said she did not remember the events or her prior testimony. Burks was acquitted of the murder charges but was later sentenced to 10 years for unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The motive for the fight and shooting remains unclear and no other suspects have been publicly identified or charged.

Jamerson is remembered by family as a father to two daughters, Kabrea and R'moni Jamerson, and as a son, brother, and friend. Does anyone have information about the altercation that night or witnessed activity at the hotel around 3:30 a.m. on January 1, 2017?