Stateman Tamu Hoff was 22 when he was shot and killed at a party in northwest Champaign on May 15, 2016. He was struck in the abdomen during a violent altercation and, according to his mother Willy-Ann Hoff, bled out from the wound. He is described as a son, brother, and father of two.

The Champaign Police Department and the multi-jurisdictional Champaign County Street Crimes Task Force investigated the killing. That task force includes members from the Urbana Police Department, the University of Illinois Police Department, and the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office. No arrests or suspects have been publicly reported in connection with his murder.

Stateman’s death has left his family and community seeking answers amid rising gun violence in the area. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Stateman, please share what you know with investigators.