PeeK Haynes, 31, was shot near South 13th Street and East Jackson Street in Springfield, Illinois, on the evening of Friday, March 6, 2026. First responders found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to HSHS St. John’s Hospital and was pronounced dead at approximately 11:45 p.m. the same night. The Sangamon County Coroner’s Office confirmed his identity and scheduled an autopsy.

The Springfield Police Department opened an investigation into the shooting. Authorities arrested 23-year-old Randy Crockett on charges of Possession of a Firearm without a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon; he was booked into the Sangamon County Jail and is awaiting court proceedings. Friends and colleagues remembered Haynes as positive and kind-hearted, devoted to his work and family.

The specific circumstances that led to the fatal shooting remain under active investigation. Did anyone in the Springfield area see or hear anything around South 13th and East Jackson on the night of March 6 that could help investigators?