Kemari A. Carr Obituary – One person was killed in a shooting that shut down roads in Decatur Wednesday morning. The Macon County Coroner has identified that person as Kemari A. Carr, 22, of Decatur. Carr was pronounced dead at Decatur Memorial Hospital Emergency Room at 6:53 a.m. shortly after arriving by ambulance.
Carr suffered gunshot trauma in a shooting from another vehicle near the intersection of Pershing Rd. and Martin Luther King Dr., the coroner reported. An autopsy is underway at the McLean County Coroner’s Morgue in Bloomington.
Pershing Road was temporarily closed between N. Brett Ave. and Water St., and MLK was temporarily closed between Mound Road and Pythian Wednesday morning. All roads have since reopened.
Decatur Police said, while officers are investigating the shooting, there are no immediate threats to the public. Illinois State Police were also called to investigate.