On December 8, 2023, Urbana police responded to a reported shooting in the 2000 block of Vawter Street and found 34-year-old Kadeem J. Moore with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts, Moore died from his injuries. Detectives interviewed witnesses and pursued evidence as part of an active investigation into the killing.

A week later, on December 14, 2023, a Champaign County judge issued an arrest warrant for 35-year-old Urbana resident Turhan L. Sims, charging him with murder in connection with Moore’s death. Law enforcement worked together on the search; on December 18, 2023, at about 4:25 p.m., members of the U.S. Marshal Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, with Champaign Police, located and arrested Sims in the 300 block of Bloomington Road in Champaign.

If anyone in the Urbana or Champaign area has information about Kadeem Moore, his movements on December 8, 2023, or details about the incident, please come forward.