Tearius L. Pettis was 15 when he was shot and killed in Urbana, Illinois, on April 11, 2020. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Philo Road while Tearius was riding his bicycle. Multiple gunshots were fired; responding officers found him lying in the roadway and he was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Preliminary findings indicated the shooter had been standing in a yard and investigators said the attack was not believed to be random. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on April 15, 2020, and taken to the Champaign County Juvenile Detention Center; authorities said he was believed to be the sole shooter. The investigation remained active and police asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area on South Philo Road that evening see something that could help the investigation?