Garrick McKinney, 27, was shot and killed in Champaign, Illinois, on July 9, 2000. Officers were dispatched about 12:38 a.m. to the 1300 block of North Chestnut Street after reports of a possible shooting and found McKinney lying in the open doorway of his home with an apparent gunshot wound.

The investigation remains an open homicide. The neighborhood has experienced multiple violent incidents over the years, and McKinney’s death is part of a pattern that highlighted public safety concerns in Champaign at that time. Few case details beyond the scene and time have been released.

Anyone with information about what happened that night or who may have known Garrick is asked to come forward.