Ai'Darrius Woods was 19 when he was shot and killed in Decatur, Illinois, on September 10, 2021. Known as Duke Duke, he had graduated from MacArthur High School, was enrolling in college with a Howard Buffet Foundation scholarship, and mentored youth at Old Kings Orchard.

Decatur police responded to reports of shots fired in the 500 block of West Macon Street at about 6:30 a.m. Officers found Ai'Darrius with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:55 a.m. The Macon County Coroner confirmed his death and autopsy was scheduled for the next day.

Investigators determined he had been shot. The community continues to seek justice for Ai'Darrius.

If anyone has information about that morning on West Macon Street, please share what you know.