Man suspected of killing 2 people appears in court for first hearing

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The man accused of shooting and killing two people in Decatur appeared in court for the first time.

Raheim D. Davis, 28, appeared before a Macon County judge on Tuesday afternoon.

He was arrested on a warrant for first degree murder charges.

According to police, two people were found dead inside of a vehicle in Decatur in the early morning hours of July 21.

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Decatur Police said a caller reported seeing two unresponsive people inside a vehicle just before 5 a.m.

Officers found a 19-year-old man and a 30-year-old man dead inside the vehicle. Macon County Coroner, Michael Day, identified the men as 19-year-old Karlondus Thomas and 30-year-old Andrell O'Neal, both of Decatur.

According to the coroner, both men were victims of gunshot trauma. The shooting occurred in another location in town, and they were driven to South Webster Street by a third person seeking aid. Autopsies were done at the McLean County Coroner's Morgue in Bloomington.

Davis is being held on a $5 million bond. His next court appearance is on August 16.