Jenni Marie McGruder was 26 when she was killed by gunfire on April 1, 2018, in Galesburg, Illinois. The shooting happened in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday in a parking lot behind the first block of South Seminary Street. Jenni, a wife and mother of two young children, Ryker and Ryleigh, was described as an upbeat presence whose laugh could light up a room; she was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck in the head while standing among a group following a bar fight at Seminary Street Pub.

Authorities say 30-year-old Jonathan Kelly opened fire, firing three rounds; one hit Jenni. Kelly was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and aggravated discharge of a weapon. The community and Jenni’s family reported deep, lasting grief and a changed sense of safety after her death. If anyone was in that area the night of April 1, 2018 and has information that could help the case, please come forward.