Champaign Police make arrest in November murder investigation

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign Police have made an arrest in reference to a deadly shooting in November of last year.

Officials from the Champaign Police Department introduced Friday morning that Ketone Bryant, 26 of Champaign, was positioned and arrested the day gone by. He is accused of killing 24-year-old Richard Frazier on Nov. 16, 2025.

Police decided that Frazier had simply left his residence when he was shot a number of occasions on Colleen Drive. He was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless an hour after being shot.

Now, precisely 5 months after the taking pictures, a suspect has been arrested. Officials stated Bryant was positioned and arrested in Chicago with help from the United States Marshals Service.

Champaign County courtroom data don’t point out formal fees have been filed towards Bryant right now.

Although an arrest has been made, Champaign Police are nonetheless investigating Frazier’s murder. Future updates could also be supplied as they develop into out there.

Anyone with additional details about the case ought to name the Champaign Police Department at 217-351-4545 or Champaign County Crime Stoppers at 217-373-8477.