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Carbondale Police Press Release - Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
November 18, 2024
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On November 17, 2024, at 3:27 a.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the 1000 block of East Grand Avenue for a report of shots fired. While investigating that incident, officers heard shots fired from the 400 block of East College Street. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incidents. It was learned that the shootings stemmed from personal disputes among acquaintances.
In the ensuing investigation, officers were able to locate and arrest two juveniles for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Officers recovered a firearm during one of the arrests. The Jackson County State’s Attorney approved incarceration for both of the juvenile offenders. Both offenders were transported to a juvenile detention facility. However, one of the juveniles was declined by the detention facility after arrival. That juvenile was returned to court and eventually released on a monitoring device pending the next appearance in court. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation into the incident 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.