On October 1, 2016, 56-year-old Reginald Neal was found dead at a home on the 4300 South block of 15500 East Road in Pembroke Township, Illinois. He and two of his sons, 24-year-old Dangelo Neal and 21-year-old Davante Hopkins, were discovered at the residence with apparent gunshot wounds in a triple homicide. The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police Crime Scene Technicians processed the scene and opened an investigation.

Investigators noted the probe was complicated because many people involved were not from the immediate area, prompting assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice, the ATF, and the Chicago Police Department. In June 2022, an arrest was announced: 44-year-old Dante D. Dockett of Chicago was taken into federal custody and charged in the killings; authorities said the investigation remained ongoing and additional arrests were possible.

Anyone with information about the murders of Reginald Neal and his sons is asked to contact investigators.