Morris Thomas II, a 19-year-old from Peoria known as Jimmy Truee, was shot and killed on September 3, 2016. A DJ and entrepreneur who attended Peoria Central High School, he was described as funny and someone who entertained family and friends. Police were called to West Windom Street and North Garfield Avenue after reports of a possible shooting and found Morris and a 24-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Morris was later pronounced dead at a local hospital; the other victim survived with serious injuries.

Investigators say the shooting followed a dispute in the 900 block of North Garfield Avenue that escalated into violence and was reportedly over a woman. William G. Runyon, 24, of North Peoria, was arrested and charged in connection with the incident. A jury acquitted him of murder in August 2018 but convicted him of shooting the surviving man and of illegally possessing a weapon; he received a 22-year sentence. The surviving victim testified about the lasting trauma of witnessing his friend’s death.

Are there details from that night or about Morris’s life in Peoria that anyone can share to help piece together what happened?