Edric Thomas was 26 when he was shot and killed on December 18, 2004, on the 100 block of South Kenwood Road in Champaign, Illinois. The shooting occurred about 4:42 a.m. while Edric and his wife were in town to help his mother-in-law relocate.

According to police, a man over 6 feet tall wearing a red puffy coat approached the couple, demanded money, then shot Edric and fled westbound. Authorities described the incident as a robbery gone wrong and suspected foul play from the start. The case remains unsolved and is being treated as a cold homicide by the Champaign Police, who are asking the public for any tips or new leads related to the suspect or that night’s events.

If anyone has information about the suspect in the red puffy coat or remembers unusual activity on South Kenwood Road that morning, please contact the Champaign Police with what you know.