In August 2024, District 6 officers responded to a shooting. The gunmen shot into an occupied home on Park Avenue, killing the homeowner’s Great Dane, Naomi, on the front porch. Detectives recovered shell casings at the scene, and using information from the National Integrated
Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), identified two suspects: 19-year-old Logan Kurlin and 22-year-old Nathan Kizer. A stolen Hyundai Sonata was also recovered in the investigation.
During interviews with Kurlin and Kizer, detectives uncovered evidence of a group of friends linked to multiple shootings, some reported and some unreported. As a result of the investigation, 11 separate shooting-related cases have been cleared through the connection to this group.
Louis Gill, 23; Jeremiah Simmonds, 18; Kizer; and Kurlin are charged with seven counts of Attempted Murder, along with many lesser offenses, including the death of the Great Dane in August 2024. Darrell Brill, 21, and Hannah Johnson, 16, are charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and lesser charges.
Experts in the Crime Gun Intelligence Center will continue their work to determine if this group is responsible for other shootings in the city. And investigators will work with the State Attorney’s Office to make sure this group faces the consequences of their actions.
Image: Stolen Hyundai Sonata recovered in investigation.
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