Rayshawn Simon, 41, known to some as RayRay, was shot and killed in Carbondale, Illinois, on the night of April 28, 2023. Police responded about 10:50 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane and found Simon with gunshot wounds. Officers began life-resuscitating measures until ambulance personnel transported him to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, where he was pronounced dead.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation that led to arrests the next day. On April 29, two Carbondale men were taken into custody: 37-year-old Dewayne E. Jones Jr. and 24-year-old Jeffrey J. Harris. The Jackson County State’s Attorney’s office pursued charges, and a judge set bond at $2 million for Jones and $100,000 for Harris.

What can anyone who knew Rayshawn or who was in the South Lewis Lane area that night add to the timeline or circumstances around the shooting?