Crime

Major Case Squad releases ID of victim in Madison County fatal shooting

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The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis released the identity of the victim of a fatal shooting in Madison on Tuesday.

Jaylen I. Woods, 19, was found by officers in the backyard of a residence with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The Madison Police Department reported a double shooting in the 1700 block of Edwardsville Road at about 1 p.m. A second victim was transported to Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City with non-life threatening injuries, according to a release.

No arrests have been announced and investigators ask anyone with information about the homicide to call the Major Case Squad at 618-355-9793 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-8477.

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