Akeim Kenza Hill was 17 and a student at Davenport North High School when he was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, May 12, 2017, near Kirkwood Boulevard and Bridge Avenue in Davenport, Iowa. A multi-sport athlete who hoped to play football at Michigan State, he was found with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital, and pronounced dead.

Police say the shooting occurred inside a parked vehicle after Hill met with two other males. According to charges filed the day after the killing, 17-year-old James Bailey Jr. was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. A few days later, 16-year-old Joseph Howard-Rogers Jr. was also taken into custody on the same charges. Court documents allege Hill was robbed and shot twice during a physical altercation.

Akeim’s family, friends, and the Davenport community mourned the loss of a young life with clear potential. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Akeim, please share what you know.