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Rock Island police launch investigation after man is shot, killed on 10th Avenue

39-year-old Amani Kamada was found dead Sunday morning in Rock Island.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Police launched a homicide investigation Sunday, July 10 after discovering a man shot and killed in Rock Island.

According to a release from the Rock Island Police Department, police were called at about 7:15 a.m. Sunday to the 1100 block of 10th Avenue. They arrived to find 39-year-old Amani Kamada dead. Initial investigation determined the man had died after being shot by an unidentified suspect.

Kamada's autopsy was scheduled for Monday, July 11 in Oregon, Illinois.

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The Rock Island Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division was investigating the incident as of Sunday night.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact the department at 309-732-2377 or Crime Stoppers at 309-762-9500. You can also use the P3 Tips app to report information.

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