Gaylend Ryan Allen-Davis, a 33-year-old African American man, was killed in Champaign, Illinois, on February 3, 2020. Officers who responded to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of Mariner Way found Allen-Davis unresponsive inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to a local hospital and died shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified and later arrested 33-year-old D’Andre Miller in connection with the killing. Miller was taken into custody in Champaign on October 6, 2020, and charged with first-degree murder; bond was set at $2 million. The Champaign Police continued to seek information from the public as the investigation proceeded.

Allen-Davis is described in reports as a father, son, and friend whose death deeply affected his family and community. If anyone has information about the shooting on Mariner Way, please come forward to assist the investigation.