Miranda Oatis, a 26-year-old African American woman from Danville, Illinois, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 25, 2016. Residents on the 1200 block of Giddings Street reported hearing gunfire and seeing a woman being chased by a man; police later found Oatis’ body in a yard. A second victim, 36-year-old Dajunrae Gouard, was found dead inside a nearby home; both deaths were part of a double homicide that shook the community.

Danville Public Safety Director Larry Thomason said investigators were focused on motive and identifying the perpetrator. No arrests or suspects had been publicly identified as of the most recent updates. Local leaders, including Danville NAACP chapter president Edward Butler, organized peace marches and urged an end to the violence.

Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to come forward.