Trevoris J. Wells, 32, was found shot to death in the front yard of a home in the 2300 block of North Rosedale Avenue in Decatur, Illinois, on November 1, 2020. Responding officers discovered Wells with apparent gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Macon County Coroner, Michael E. Day, confirmed his identity and said an autopsy would be conducted.

The Decatur Police Department opened a criminal investigation and initially reported no suspects or leads while detectives processed the scene and gathered evidence. On December 30, 2020, authorities arrested 40-year-old Brandon Pugh of Decatur; Pugh was taken into custody by the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and charged in Wells’s murder. The investigation remained ongoing as detectives worked to determine the motive and the events that led to the shooting.

If anyone has information about Trevoris Wells or the circumstances around November 1, 2020, please contact the Decatur Police Department.