Michael Albert Trotter Jr. was a 20-year-old African American man who was killed in Danville, Illinois, on January 7, 2015. Police responded about 5:45 p.m. to the intersection of Main and Griffin streets on the city’s east side after a shooting in which two vehicles were reported fleeing the scene.

Trotter was one of two victims; he was taken to Carle Hospital in Urbana and later died of his injuries. The other victim, 27-year-old Hank Hamilton, was taken to Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville and also died from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives have continued interviewing witnesses and processing evidence, but no arrests have been announced and a motive remains unclear.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who saw vehicles leaving Main and Griffin around 5:45 p.m. on January 7, 2015, is asked to come forward.