Crime

St. Clair County man shot, later died at area hospital

A Washington Park man was shot in his home and later died at a metro-east area hospital, police said.
A Washington Park man was shot in his home and later died at a metro-east area hospital, police said. Provided

A 28-year old man Washington Park man was shot and killed Friday afternoon.

St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. Identified the victim as Rodney Kidd Jr. of the 3800 block of Bunkum Road in Washington Park. Kidd was pronounced dead at 1:40 p.m. in the emergency room at Touchette Hospital, Dye said.

No one has been arrested. Police continue to investigate the shooting.

It was not immediately clear whether a suspect has been identified or whether police know a motive for the murder.

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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