Incident
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6-17-2014 Illinois East Saint Louis 1-1
Location
June 17, 2014
East Saint Louis, Illinois
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Charles Harper
- Age: 29
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Melvin Smith
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Home Invasion
- Home Invasion - Resident killed
- Home Invasion - subject/suspect/perpetrator injured
- Defensive Use
- Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
- Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)
- Drug involvement
Notes
Home invader wounded by homeowner he shot; homeowner died; In custody, charged; 2nd defendant Parry Gully found not guilty;
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
District
Congressional District: 12State Senate District: 57
State House District: 114