Crime

Man dead after shooting in Cahokia Heights

File photo
File photo

A shooting in Cahokia Heights Tuesday evening left one dead, police said.

Around 7 p.m., Cahokia Heights police responded to a call for shots fired around the 100th block of St. James Lane. There they found a young male deceased of apparent gunshot wounds, Chief Thomas Trice said.

Trice said the Cahokia Heights Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is working the case. Limited information is being released at this time, and he declined to comment on if a suspect is in custody or identify the victim.

Related Stories from Belleville News-Democrat
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER