Granite City police officers and Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at about 10:29 a.m. on Monday, August 24, 2026, to a report of an armed subject in the 2000 block of Edison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois.
Officers saw the man carrying a handgun and a long gun. While talking with him at length, officers heard him confirm he was holding a gun. He did not comply with commands to drop the weapons, according to the Illinois State Police.
A Granite City police officer and a Madison County Sheriff’s Office officer fired, striking him. Officers rendered aid and he was taken to a hospital. He later died of his injuries. The long gun was later confirmed to be a replica. No officers were injured.
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The Illinois State Police, the investigating agency, released the body camera video on October 30, 2026. The ISP Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating, and the case will go to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office for review when it is complete.
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