George Korchev, 22, of Mundelein, Illinois, was killed in a shooting near the University of Illinois in Champaign on September 25, 2016. Korchev was a bystander walking with friends on Green Street around 12:40 a.m. when gunfire erupted after an argument at a nearby apartment party spilled into a parking lot. He was struck in the chest, taken to Carle Foundation Hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest.

Four other people were also shot that night; none were involved in the original altercation and all are described as bystanders. The Champaign Police Department and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office investigated. Robbie Patton, 20, of Champaign, was identified as the shooter, arrested, and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm; he was later convicted and received a lengthy sentence. Korchev had recently passed his nursing board exam and was due to begin work as a registered nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.

Does anyone who knew George or was in the Green Street area that night have information to share?