Carbondale Police Department
07-16-23
Aggravated Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm
For Immediate Release - CARBONDALE - City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane on 07- 16-23 at 5:47 a.m. regarding shots fired and a report of a shooting victim. It was learned that the victim was driven to the hospital in a personally owned vehicle. The victim was treated and released from the hospital. Officers and detectives are actively working on the investigation. There is no known threat to the public.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does!
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner. The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.