Late on a Sunday night in Rockford, 21-year-old Isaiah Locke was struck by gunfire in the parking lot of the Stop-N-Go at 2211 Charles Street. Officers were called just after 11 p.m. to Charles Street and 11th, where they found Locke wounded. He was taken to a local hospital and died in the early hours of September 8, 2025. Memorial pages and obituary notices identified him as Isaiah Zay Varion Moss Locke.

Investigators say Locke was shot while inside his vehicle in the gas station lot before the scene shifted to a nearby intersection where police later found him. Within a day, Rockford police announced that gang detectives had identified two suspects. Eighteen-year-old Ladavion Crawford and 20-year-old Madison Shackleford were charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Winnebago County Jail as the investigation continued.

Candles and messages collected on remembrance pages as friends and family made plans for services. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.