Gregory W. Hostetler, 48, was shot dead at his towing and auto sales business in Hervey City, Illinois, on May 13, 2024. The fatal shooting occurred during a dispute after 25-year-old Tiimon Perry arrived to retrieve a vehicle that had been towed earlier that day.

An 18-year-old employee, Kolby Sunderland, tried to disarm Perry and was shot in the shoulder. Sunderland later wrested the gun away and shot Perry in the groin; both Sunderland and Perry were taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital. Perry was arrested after surgery and faces charges including first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office, with help from Mt. Zion Police and the Illinois State Police, is investigating.

Hostetler, born December 15, 1975, in Decatur, was a 1994 graduate of Decatur Christian School and owned Greg’s Towing & Recovery and Five Star Auto Sales. He collected antique oil cans and toys, a hobby shared with his father. He is survived by parents Leonard and Rosalee Hostetler, his fiancée Tonya Rudolph and her children, his sister Cheryl Sunderland, and extended family.

Did anyone in the Hervey City area see or hear anything around the business on May 13 that could help investigators?