Police nab suspect that shot at troopers, forced part of I-255 to close during search
Illinois State Police have caught the man they were searching for Sunday when they shut down all traffic on Interstate 255 north of I-64 in St. Clair County.
At about 7 a.m., police blocked off all lanes of the highway at mile marker 21, near Caseyville, as well as the I-64 westbound ramp to I-255 northbound.
The man was taken into police custody at 10:50 a.m. off of Forest Boulevard, about half a mile north of I-255, ISP Trooper Josh Korando said.
Korando said that at 6 a.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a man walking in the median on I-255. As they approached the man, he fired shots at officers and then ran into the woods. A state trooper returned fire, but no one was injured in the exchange.
The man matches the description of the suspect in an early morning homicide in East St. Louis, Korando said. That case is being investigated by ISP and East St. Louis police.
St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye identified the homicide victim as Michelle Williams, 24, whose last known address was in East St. Louis. Dye said Williams was shot and killed in the middle of the street in front of the Mobil gas station at 83rd and State streets. She was pronounced dead at 5:47 a.m.
The interstate reopened all lanes and ramps Sunday at 3 p.m.
This story was originally published June 30, 2019 at 10:14 AM.
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