On December 22, 2014, at approximately 1:10 A.M., Champaign Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 400-block of Brookwood Drive. Upon arrival, officers located evidence of a shooting and two victims. One of the victims at the scene was 40-year-old Rashidi Overstreet of Champaign, who was found to be deceased. The second victim received non-life-threatening wounds and made a full recovery.
On August 17, 2022, the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office charged four individuals with criminal offenses in relation to this incident. They were:
- Peter Campbell, 45, of Champaign, charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
- Dylon Cann, 39, of East Saint Louis, charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
- Anthony Gilmore, 35, of Champaign, charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
- Joseph Hart, 34, of Champaign, charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
All four individuals have been arrested and remain in custody pending trial.
The Champaign Police Department would like to thank the Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office, the United States Marshals Service, and the community for their assistance during this investigation.
Although an arrest has been made, the investigation is ongoing, and anyone with additional information is asked to please contact police at 217-351-4545. Arrangements may be made for information to be shared privately. If you wish to remain anonymous you may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers by phone at: 217-373-8477 (TIPS); online at 373tips.com; or the “P3 Tips” mobile app.
Champaign Police reminds citizens that information submitted to Crime Stoppers is completely anonymous. Calls are routed to a third-party national call center that receives your information, completes a tips information form, and then passes the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Caller ID tracking is not utilized by Crime Stoppers, and conversations are not recorded.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.