Mishari A. Halbrook was 28 when he was shot during the early hours of Monday, May 25, 2015, at Club Maxey in Decatur, Illinois. Responding officers and the coroner’s office confirmed multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at Decatur Memorial Hospital that morning. The shooting occurred during a crowded rap concert where an altercation reportedly escalated into gunfire. Four other men were wounded but survived. Witnesses described chaos on the dance floor with overturned chairs and people scrambling for exits.

Investigators identified a suspect the following day. Joliet police arrested 18 year old Jevon Barber at his home on May 25 or 26 after information was shared with Decatur authorities; police alleged he fired the shots that killed Halbrook and wounded others. In June 2017 Barber, then 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison as part of a plea agreement that dropped seven other charges. Halbrook is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Decatur. Anyone who knew Mishari or has information about that night is asked to come forward.