Rekee a Jackson-Mason, 36, a Black woman from Chatham near Springfield, Illinois, was shot in the early morning hours of July 19, 2025, on the 1900 block of Holly Drive in Springfield. Officers arrived about 3:30 a.m.; she was taken to HSHS St. John’s Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:08 a.m. The Sangamon County Coroner’s autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and authorities opened a homicide investigation.

Family and friends held memorial events in the days after her death, releasing balloons at Southwind Park and organizing community support and donations while speaking about the toll of gun violence. Investigators arrested 34-year-old Edward Massey on an aggravated discharge of a firearm charge; a Sangamon County grand jury later indicted him on second-degree murder, possession of a weapon by a felon, and possession of methamphetamine, all tied to the Holly Drive shooting. Court proceedings were scheduled as the case moved forward.

Does anyone in the Springfield or Chatham area have information about what happened that night or knew Rekeea?