On the evening of January 4, 2025, Lajarvious Earl Smith, a 31-year-old man from Springfield, Illinois, was fatally shot after a vehicle he occupied was hit by more than 50 rounds in the 2800 block of East Carpenter Street. Deputies from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:44 p.m.; Smith suffered multiple serious gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 8:33 p.m. A 23-year-old female passenger sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, and witnesses saw a dark four-door sedan fleeing east on Carpenter Street immediately after the attack. Investigators processed an extensive crime scene and scheduled an autopsy for Smith. Smith was a longtime barber at Skillz Barber Shop and a drummer at Word and Spirit Worship Center, and he was the father of nine children. No arrests have been announced; anyone with information is asked to contact the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties.

Does anyone in Springfield have dash cam, doorbell video, or other information about vehicles seen in the area that evening?