Marcel Whitfield, 32, was shot and killed on April 7, 2019, in Decatur, Illinois. He was sitting in a car outside the Feeling Lucky Lounge on North Woodford Street when he was struck multiple times, suffering gunshot wounds to the chest and thigh. Whitfield was taken to Decatur Memorial Hospital, underwent surgery, and went into cardiac arrest before he could be saved.

The investigation identified a suspect and an arrest was made the month after the shooting. The community in Decatur was left grieving after the loss of a young man in a violent attack. If anyone was in the area of North Woodford Street around April 7, 2019, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.