Coroner releases identity of woman who was killed in southwestern Illinois shooting

The Bond County Coroner’s office has released the name of the 37-year-old woman killed Thursday in a Greenville shooting, according to multiple media reports.

Coroner Tony Brooks identified the woman as Laquita M. Sullivan, of Greenville, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK, Fox 2 and WGEL Radio in Greenville.

Greenville Police found Sullivan’s body Thursday night in the 600 block of East South Avenue in Greenville, according to a statement published Friday by the city of Greenville. She had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, the city stated.

Officers started investigating in the area just before 7 p.m. because multiple people reported hearing gunshots.

Illinois State Police said its officers responded around 7:30 p.m. The state agency is investigating Sullivan’s death as a homicide, according to the latest information it provided Friday afternoon.

Investigators with the State Police have released a man they took into custody for questioning in the early morning hours Friday from a home near where Sullivan’s body had been found. State Police spokesman Josh Korando told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that they no longer believe the man was involved.

Investigators also thought a separate shooting Thursday night in Greenville might have been connected to the homicide, but Korando said Friday the two incidents appear to be unrelated, according to the Post-Dispatch’s report.

Illinois State Police asked anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call CrimeStoppers at 314-725-8477.

This story was originally published February 12, 2022 at 12:42 PM.