Man found shot to death in Granite City. Two are in police custody.
Two people were taken into police custody after Granite City Police found a man shot to death early Thursday morning.
Officers responded to a report of gunshots on the 2200 Block of Benton St. at around midnight. According to the Granite City Police Department, officers found a man dead from a gunshot wound on the scene.
Police said an investigation into the incident led detectives to the city of St. Louis where two people of interest were located and taken into custody. The department was assisted by St. Louis Metropolitan Police.
Due to the ongoing investigation, police said in a statement, the names of the victim and individuals in custody have not been released.
Police said they are not searching for any additional suspects in the Granite City shooting at this time.
Granite City Police said additional information will be released as available.
This is the third death police are investigating in Madison County in the past week. Sunday, prominent attorney and businessman Randy Gori was found dead in his home in Edwardsville and on Monday Larry F. Singleton was found dead in his home in Alton.
A man, Timothy Benowitz, has been charged with Gori’s murder along with several other charges. Police are still investigating Singleton’s death but have deemed it suspicious.