Izaiah Sanders was 16 and a junior at Guilford High School when he was shot and killed on July 11, 2016, in Rockford, Illinois. He attended a late-night party at an apartment complex on Creek View Road where a disagreement escalated and he sustained a gunshot wound to the torso. He was taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center and later died of his injuries.

Izaiah was described as a talented athlete who loved basketball and football, and someone who cared about fashion and brightened his community with a contagious smile and laughter. The shooting was recorded as Rockford’s 11th homicide that year.

If anyone was at the party or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.