Derrick Booth Jr., 22, of Peoria, Illinois, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest on the porch of a residence at 813 S. Greenlawn Ave. during an unspecified gathering on May 24, 2014. He was pronounced dead at 2:55 a.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center; a preliminary autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest. Derrick, known as DJ, was the son of Manual Academy basketball coach Derrick Booth Sr. and stepson of state Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth. Family described him as having a passion for culinary arts and community service. Multiple individuals were taken to the Peoria Police station for questioning after the shooting, and no immediate arrests were made that night. Investigators later identified 38-year-old Sean T. Walls of Peoria as the primary suspect; Walls claimed self-defense, saying Booth Jr. approached him with a handgun and a struggle led to a discharge. At trial, a jury rejected the self-defense claim, found Walls guilty of first-degree murder, and he received a 50-year prison sentence. Derrick’s parents, Mecca Beasley and Derrick Booth Sr., spoke of their sorrow and the family’s loss.

Did anyone who knew Derrick at the time of the gathering attend who hasn’t spoken publicly about what they saw or heard?