Carbondale teen arrested after shots-fired incident on South Ash Street
FOX23 News at 9 p.m.
CARBONDALE, Ill., (KBSI) — A 14-year-old Carbondale boy was arrested after police investigated a shots-fired incident Friday evening in the 500 block of South Ash Street.
Carbondale police said officers responded to the area around 6:20 p.m. May 8 after receiving reports of gunfire. Officers learned a suspect, described as a young Black male, was seen running eastbound through an alley in the 500 block of South Ash Street.
No injuries were reported.
During the investigation, officers identified the suspect as a 14-year-old male from Carbondale. Police said the juvenile was located and arrested Saturday on charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful possession of a firearm.
The juvenile was taken to the Jackson County Jail while awaiting transport to a juvenile detention facility pending a court appearance.
Police said the juvenile’s identity is not being released in accordance with the Illinois Juvenile Justice Act.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Carbondale Police Department at 618-549-2121 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 618-549-COPS.
