William Booker, 32, was fatally shot after a physical altercation broke out during a party in the 1500 Block of Hunter Street in Urbana on August 17, 2024. The violence occurred at about 1:32 a.m.; Booker was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital and pronounced dead at 7 a.m.

The Champaign County Coroner’s Office and the Urbana Police Department are jointly investigating. An autopsy was scheduled for the following week. No suspects or arrests have been reported and the case remains an active investigation.

If anyone attended that party or has information about the altercation or the shooting, please contact the Urbana Police Department with what you know.