John Wesley "Wes" Anderson, a 78-year-old resident of rural Kenney, Illinois, was fatally shot in a violent incident that occurred on a Sunday. The shooting took place at approximately 3:23 p.m. at a location on 635 Kenney Road in Kenney, a village about 30 minutes south of Bloomington, Illinois.
Anderson was identified as one of the two victims in the shooting. The other victim, Kigan Antonio Munoz, who is Anderson's grandson and the son of the suspect, was shot multiple times but was reported to be in stable condition. The suspect, Jose De Jesus Gomez Munoz, also known as Jesus, is Anderson's son-in-law and Kigan's father. Munoz remains at large and is wanted for murder and several other charges related to the incident.
During the incident, responding deputies found a person with multiple gunshot wounds in a vehicle on Route 54 and Jordan Street. This person, later identified as Kigan Munoz, was transferred to two hospitals for treatment. Law enforcement also discovered that a fifth person at the scene, later confirmed to be John Wesley Anderson, had been fatally wounded. Four other occupants at the scene were safely evacuated by law enforcement after they had been hiding from the suspect.
The Dewitt County Sheriff's Office issued a shelter-in-place order for residents within a two-mile radius of the incident, which was later lifted on Monday morning. Authorities have warned that Munoz may be en route to Mexico, where he has family, and have advised residents to be vigilant. Munoz is described as standing 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen driving a white 2019 Honda Accord with Illinois registration DT 50632.
John Wesley "Wes" Anderson was born on February 22, 1945, in Decatur, Illinois, and had a diverse life that included serving in the Air Force and farming in the Beason/Kenney area for 39 years. He was also involved in various community activities, including being a former member of the Kenney Fire Department and a board member of the Bank of Kenney. Anderson is survived by his wife of 53 years, Joan Kay Herman, their children, and several grandchildren.
