Tirom Kirksey Jr., 21, was fatally shot inside an apartment in the 100 block of South Lincoln Avenue in Aurora on June 29, 2025. Officers were called about 5:56 p.m.; Kirksey was found critically wounded, taken to Rush Copley Medical Center, and pronounced dead at 6:39 p.m. The Kane County Coroner’s Office conducted an autopsy the next day and formally identified him.

Investigators say the shooting followed a dispute between two acquaintances and that there was no ongoing threat to the broader community. Detectives and evidence technicians processed the scene. Authorities later announced the arrest of 44-year-old Nathanael Carire-Arocho of Aurora; the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized charges including two counts of first-degree murder, armed violence, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and police reported he was in custody pending transport to the Kane County Jail.

Does anyone have information about Tirom’s movements that evening or about the dispute that preceded the shooting?