In the early hours of September 21, 2024, 23-year-old Darion Williams of St. Louis was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Nichols Park at 1900 W. Nichols St. in Springfield. A call came in at 2:42 a.m.; officers discovered Williams gravely injured and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died shortly thereafter. His family was notified.

Springfield homicide detectives identified a suspect and that person was taken into custody on charges unrelated to the shooting. As of late September 2024, prosecutors had not yet been asked to file charges in Williams’ death pending completion of the police investigation. Detectives say multiple witnesses likely saw the shooting and have urged anyone with information to contact the Springfield Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was at Nichols Park around 2:42 a.m. on September 21 and saw or heard anything, can you help investigators by coming forward?