Incident

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5-19-2021 Illinois Champaign 2-1

Location

May 19, 2021

Town Center Apartments
2413 N Neil St
Champaign, Illinois
Geolocation: 40.1446, -88.2501

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Christopher Oberheim
Age: 44
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Jeffrey Creel
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Darion Marquise Lafayette
Age: 24
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Domestic Violence

Notes

near Walingford, respond to DV, exchange gunfire with officers; subject died at scene; 1 LE died at hospital, 2nd shot 3 times;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown
Stolen: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/two-police-officers-shot-suspect-dead-in-early-morning-gunfire-exchange/

URL: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/update-suspect-killed-in-fatal-shooting-with-officers-in-north-champaign-idd/article_e5305933-a824-5f87-8763-117a4a1c0f17.html

URL: https://www.wandtv.com/news/second-officer-shot-in-encounter-that-killed-chris-oberheim-is-identified/article_87d2fbfc-ba82-11eb-9e38-0fa767324419.html

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 52
State House District: 103