ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The family has identified 18-year-old Davonte Simmons as the teen killed in a shooting Thursday night.
According to Rockford Police, officers were called to the 2600 block of Pleasant Avenue around 8:30 p.m. for a reported shooting.
Surveillance video obtained by Eyewitness News shows several individuals engaged in activity around a car in the roadway at the time of the shooting.
Police said arriving officers found Simmons suffering from gunshot wounds, lying in a driveway. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Rockford Police at 815-966-2900 or by leaving an anonymous tip with Rockford Area Crime Stoppers at 815-963-7867 or via the Tip 411 app.