Ira Montford was 25 when he died from a gunshot wound at his Peoria, Illinois, residence on July 21, 2015. Born February 5, 1990, in Trenton, New Jersey, he worked at Avanti’s and enjoyed his Honda, his boat he called his yacht, music, fishing and video games. He was a father of two and is survived by his mother, grandmother and fiancée.

Peoria Police Department records list Montford’s death among several shootings in 2015. The community held a downtown rally to celebrate his life; his funeral was at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church and he was buried in Lutheran Cemetery.

Did anyone in the Peoria area know Ira or have information about the events of July 21, 2015?