On the afternoon of Sunday, June 21, 2026, a dispute in the front yard of a home on East Merchant Street in Kankakee, Illinois, ended in gunfire that killed 40-year-old Randal D. Young and wounded his 59-year-old father. Police say the shooting began after an argument between Young and another man, and both victims were taken to a local hospital; Young later died and his father survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators identified 21-year-old Isaiah H. Houston as the primary suspect. An arrest warrant was issued describing Houston as a Black male about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 140 pounds; authorities have warned he should be considered armed and dangerous. No arrest has been made and the Kankakee Police Department continues to investigate.

If anyone in the East Merchant Street neighborhood that afternoon saw the confrontation or has information about Isaiah H. Houston’s whereabouts, please contact the Kankakee Police Department.