On December 9, 2024, 21-year-old Heaven Mariah Antionette Hope was fatally shot in the 2400 block of West Springfield Avenue in Champaign, Illinois. She was entering a business when an assailant opened fire, striking her multiple times. She was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital and pronounced dead at 8:48 PM.

The investigation led to the arrest of 24-year-old Carl Tribble Jr. of Chicago. Tribble was apprehended on December 11, 2024, in Farmington, Missouri, after a vehicle pursuit that began in southern Illinois. He faces first-degree murder charges in connection with Hope’s death. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Champaign Police Department at 217-351-4545 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 217-373-8477.

If anyone knew Heaven or witnessed the shooting or the events leading up to it, please come forward with what you know.