A dispute over drugs and money ended in a fatal shooting on May 5, 2026, when 38-year-old Aaron Moore of Chicago was killed inside a residence in the 500 block of South Fifth Avenue in Kankakee, Illinois. Moore had gone to confront an acquaintance, and a second man who accompanied him was shot in the stomach while trying to de-escalate and survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office reported Moore was pronounced dead at a local hospital; an autopsy found he had been shot 23 times.

Authorities say the argument began after Moore attempted to take a large bag of fentanyl pills he had given to 27-year-old Malik A. Jones to sell, allegedly because Jones owed him money. Jones is reported to have retrieved a handgun and, after an initial shot, chased Moore through the house firing multiple times. Jones called 911 afterward claiming a robbery attempt; police recovered a gun at the residence and took Jones into custody. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, while his attorney argued he acted in self-defense.

Are there witnesses or additional details about the events inside that house that anyone can share?