John Wesley Wes Anderson, 78, was fatally shot during a violent incident on a Sunday at about 3:23 p.m. at 635 Kenney Road in rural Kenney, Illinois. He was one of two people shot; his grandson, Kigan Antonio Munoz, was shot multiple times and taken to hospitals and reported in stable condition. Four other occupants at the scene were evacuated after hiding from the suspect.

The suspect is identified as Jose De Jesus Gomez Munoz, also known as Jesus, who is Anderson’s son-in-law and Kigan’s father. He remains at large and is wanted on murder and other charges. Authorities warned he may be headed to Mexico and said he was last seen driving a white 2019 Honda Accord, Illinois plate DT 50632. Munoz is described as 5 feet 6 inches, 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Anderson was born February 22, 1945, in Decatur, served in the Air Force, farmed in the Beason/Kenney area for 39 years, and had been active in the community as a former Kenney Fire Department member and a Bank of Kenney board member. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joan Kay Herman, their children, and several grandchildren.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the whereabouts of Jose De Jesus Gomez Munoz, please share what you know.