CARBONDALE – On November 21, 2025, at approximately 2:50 a.m., Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 500 block of S. Graham to investigate a shooting. The 911 caller reported they had been attacked inside their residence by a known acquaintance armed with a firearm. The suspect acquaintance struck the victim with the firearm during the attack and the victim defended themself by firing a firearm at the suspect acquaintance during the attack.  The 17-year-old juvenile suspect sustained two gunshot wounds as a result. The suspect was taken by ambulance to the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and has since been transferred to an out-of-state hospital for further treatment in stable condition.  The victim sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention.
 
Officers arrested a second juvenile suspect for charges related to the battery offense that started the incident. This juvenile has been charged with Armed Robbery, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Mob Action, and Battery.   The second juvenile suspect was not injured and will be taken to the Jackson County Courthouse for a juvenile detention hearing. In accordance with the Illinois Juvenile Justice Act, the names of the juvenile suspects will not be released. A Civic Ready Alert was sent out regarding the police presence in the area. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Police Department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.   

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.