Eddie S. Williams Jr., 51, was fatally shot behind an apartment building in the 1300 block of Silver Street in Urbana, Illinois, on June 30, 2023. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m. that day. A preliminary autopsy at the Champaign County Regional Autopsy Facility on July 1 confirmed a gunshot wound to the neck as the cause of death.

The Urbana Police Department and the Champaign County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death as a homicide. As of October 24, 2023, no suspects or arrests have been announced and there is no public information about any trial status.

If anyone was in the Silver Street area on June 30 or has information about Eddie Williams Jr. or the shooting, please come forward to investigators.