Richard B. Smith Jr., 37, of Rock Island, Illinois, was fatally shot on November 14, 2016 around 5:15 p.m. near 12th Street and 10th Avenue in Rock Island. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries. A 16-year-old juvenile was also shot in the same incident; that youth sustained non-life-threatening wounds and was treated and released.

Aaron D. Ellis, a former Rock Island resident then incarcerated in a federal prison in Oxford, Wisconsin, was identified as the primary suspect and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the November 14 shooting. Ellis also faced separate charges for an August 7, 2016 shooting that injured three people. A Rock Island County jury later found Ellis guilty of the charges related to Smith’s death.

Anyone with information about Richard Smith Jr., the November 14, 2016 shooting, or the area around 12th Street and 10th Avenue that evening is asked to come forward.