Shortly before midnight on May 24, 2024, gunfire erupted near a banquet hall in the 13100 block of East Central Street in Pembroke Township, Illinois, where two parties were being held at once. Responding officers found large groups of people running and located five people with gunshot wounds. Milton J. Sykes, 44, of Kankakee, was among those shot; he was taken to Riverside Medical Center and later pronounced dead.

Another victim, 32-year-old Edward E. Colon of Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene around 12:30 a.m. Three other people sustained gunshot injuries; their conditions were not disclosed. Authorities said the shooting appeared to have stemmed from an argument that escalated into gunfire, but the exact circumstances leading up to the violence were not immediately clear.

No arrests or named suspects have been reported. Investigators have asked anyone with information to contact Kankakee police or CrimeStoppers. If anyone knew Milton Sykes or was at the banquet hall that night, can you help fill in what happened?