Crime

Woman shot in Centreville, police make arrest

A suspect is in police custody following the Thursday night shooting of a woman in Centreville.

Centreville Detective DeMarius Thomas said police were dispatched to the 200 block of Katherine at about 8:11 p.m. in reference to the shooting. At the scene, officers learned the victim had been taken by personal car to an area hospital.

A medical report on the victim’s condition was not immediately available.

Thomas said police have a 21-year-old female suspect in custody in connection with the shooting.

A motive for the shooting has not been established. Thomas said the incident is still under investigation.

This story was originally published April 9, 2021 at 3:28 PM.

Carolyn Smith
Belleville News-Democrat
Carolyn P. Smith has worked for the Belleville News-Democrat since 2000 and currently covers breaking news in the metro-east. She graduated from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri at Columbia and says news is in her DNA. Support my work with a digital subscription
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