MOLINE, Ill. — It's been five years since 22-year-old Corey Harrell Jr. was shot and killed in broad daylight while driving outside Moline City Hall on Halloween, and after all that time, there's still been no arrest.
On the fifth year of his death, his family gathered and released balloons as they continue asking the public for information.
"We just want the community to know that we need your help," Corey's cousin, Tyson Parks III said. "The old cliché is that the streets talk. Well, we just want to be able to tap into that resource and want people to come forward."
In October 2021, three persons of interest were named in the case: 24-year-old Alonzo Cole, 22-year-old Thomas Elijah-Hughes and 26-year-old Preston Orr. Police still don't have enough information to connect the dots and convict someone.
"As you know, those cases require a burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt," Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said. "That's what we are trying to work towards to build these cases, so that we can secure convictions. We know that at any moment technology could change, lab science can change that can give us that final piece of evidence, or witnesses can come forward."
A $20,000 reward is available for anyone with information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be offered by calling the Crime Stoppers tip line at 309-762-9500. All tips are anonymous and police will not ask for your name.
John Leach from Quad Cities Crime Stoppers has been on the case since the beginning. "We're hoping that that money may entice somebody to come forward," Leach said. "We know that there's people out there that know information about what happened, and we're hoping that those people come forward."
The bottom line is — if you know something, say something.
"If we could spare another family from this pain, of course we would love to be able to do that," Parks said. "But this doesn't alleviate the pain that the father, my cousin, Cory Harold's Sr. is going through. And a young child who doesn't have a father now."