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Carbondale Police Press Release - Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
June 21, 2024
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On June 21, 2024 at 11:28 a.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the area of West Main and North Springer Street regarding a report of shots fired. Officers did not discover anyone injured and no injuries were reported. Officers located a building in the area that had been struck by gunfire. Officers learned a black male exited a dark vehicle and fired several shots at another vehicle traveling west on West Main. The Carbondale Police Department encourages anyone with information about this incident to call at the numbers listed below. The investigation is 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!
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.