If you are going to be in the DeKalb area tonight, you are invited to join "Friends of Steven Schulz" for a public memorial for him this evening.

A candle lighting and balloon release are scheduled for 8 p.m. this evening (Friday) at Hopkins Park on Sycamore Road in DeKalb. The event will take place the back fields at Hopkins Park near the baseball diamonds.

AFacebook page has been created for this evening's event. At last check, more than 200 people have indicated they plan to be in attendance .

Steven Schulz, 23, of DeKalb, was a 2009 Sycamore High School graduate. Police reported Thursday that Schulz died of a gunshot wound to the head with a weapon he legally bought about a year ago.

He was missing since this weekend as reported here, his family reported him missing on Monday evening.

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