Landin Lee Bodine was 18 and from Mt. Zion in the Decatur, Illinois, area. He was known for school and work, playing football and running track, and for small-town routines: music and car stereos, late-night Taco Bell runs, and time by the water at Sportsman Park near Lake Decatur. That park became the scene of the violence that ended his life on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Police were called after a report of a gunshot victim and found Landin with at least one gunshot wound; he died after being taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital. Investigators say a teenage witness and Landin arrived at the park first, then Joshua J. Gregg joined them. The witness told police that a single gunshot rang out while Gregg stood at the driver’s side of Landin’s vehicle, and that Gregg then performed chest compressions. Prosecutors say Gregg urged the witness to give a false name and later sent messages denying intent. Officers arrested Gregg in Shelbyville, recovered a handgun from his car, and reported he acknowledged it was the firearm involved. He was charged in Macon County court and pleaded not guilty; a pretrial hearing was scheduled for February 6, 2026.

A visitation and prayer service were planned in Decatur, and a memorial fund using the phrase Long Live Landin was established. If anyone knew Landin, was at Sportsman Park on December 5, 2025, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.