A Saturday evening at a Champaign shopping mall turned tragic, leaving a local teenager dead from a gunshot wound. The incident, which took place in the parking lot of Market Place Mall near the Dick's House of Sport, stemmed from a physical altercation. Sixteen-year-old Jaylen Bailey of Champaign was shot during the fight that broke out around 6:14 p.m. on March 21, 2026. First responders and police were on the scene to provide medical aid before he was transported to a local hospital. Bailey w
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