The Champaign Police Department is saddened to share on behalf of the Champaign County Coroner’s Office that the second victim in a June 29 shooting homicide tragically succumbed to his injuries at 8:37 a.m. on the morning of July 7, 2025. An active investigation into this incident remains ongoing, and Champaign Police continue to seek assistance from the community in identifying those responsible for this loss of life. At the request of the family, the name of the second juvenile victim is not being released.
Officers were dispatched at 12:01 a.m. on June 29, 2025, to Holly Hill Drive following a report of a shooting with injuries. As officers searched the area, they quickly located two teens from Champaign unconscious in the front yard of a residence in the 1500 block of Holly Hill Drive with life-threatening gunshot wounds. The officers immediately rendered medical aid with assistance from the Champaign Fire Department until both could be transported to an area hospital. One victim, a sixteen-year-old male, tragically succumbed to his injuries on June 29, 2025. The second victim, also a sixteen-year-old male, remained hospitalized in critical condition until today, July 7, 2025, when he tragically passed away.
Champaign Police continue to ask anyone who has any information on what happened in this incident to please call 217-351-4545 and share it with investigators. Arrangements can be made for information to be shared privately. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may also submit tips to Crime Stoppers by phone at: 217-373-8477 (TIPS); online at 373tips.com; or the “P3 Tips” mobile app.
Any resident or business in the nearby area with exterior video camera footage that may be of investigative assistance is encouraged to notify the police department. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Future updates may be provided as they become available.
Citizens are reminded 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.
Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards of $5,000 for tips that lead to an arrest in any homicide case, $2,500 for tips leading to an arrest in a felony crime involving a firearm, and up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for any other crime.