Donan James Jim Faulkner Jr. was 37 when he was shot and killed on September 20, 2001, while on patrol in Peoria, Illinois. A seven-year veteran of the Peoria Police Department, he had been awarded the department’s Distinguished Service Award twice. The shooting occurred shortly after midnight as Faulkner was performing his duties.

A suspect was arrested the next day and charged with Faulkner’s murder; that case concluded in July 2003 with a guilty verdict and a sentence of life in prison without parole. Faulkner left behind a wife and five children and is remembered by colleagues and the Peoria community through memorials and annual remembrances.

If anyone knew Officer Faulkner, his family, or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.