Aaron LeShawn Cutler, 38, of Springfield, Illinois, was shot and killed on May 31, 2023. Deputies responded to reports of a fight in the 300 block of South Paul Street around 6:00 p.m.; Cutler was found with a gunshot wound to his chest, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m.. An autopsy listed multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

Another man at the scene suffered a gunshot wound to his back but was conscious and alert. The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the shooting. On June 8, 2023, 37-year-old Jerry E. Stegall of Springfield was arrested in Alton by the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm; bond was set at $2 million and he was returned to the Sangamon County Jail. Investigators continue to determine whether others were involved or assisted in Stegall’s flight.

Cutler is survived by his wife Samantha Suter, his mother Mary Ann, his children, a granddaughter, and extended family. Does anyone have information about the events on South Paul Street that evening or knew Aaron Cutler?