Incident

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5-14-2017 Illinois Alton 1-2

Location

May 14, 2017

Incident Address

Alton, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Derrance G. Taylor
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Name: Cameron D Matlock
Age: 25
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Victim robbed, shot, body dumped in road; suspect found guilty;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 45 Auto

Sources

URL: http://www.ksdk.com/news/crime/major-case-squad-activated-for-alton-shooting-death/439606764

URL: http://thetelegraph.com/news/102004/alton-victim-identified-following-a-sunday-morning-shooting

URL: http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article150906007.html

URL: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/second-person-is-being-sought-in-fatal-shooting-in-alton/article_b246aae1-a737-5945-a98c-23323a47900d.html

URL: http://thetelegraph.com/news/102804/man-wanted-in-alton-shooting-arrested-wednesday-with-help-of-u-s-marshals

URL: https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Killing-on-Union-Street-in-Alton-was-part-of-a-13754736.php

URL: https://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article229153304.html#storylink=hpdigest_metro-east

District

Congressional District: 12
State Senate District: 56
State House District: 111