Interview with Witnesses of Last Night’s Shooting in Gillespie
Two Gillespie men say that the two suspects in last nights shooting unlawfully entered their garage on the 700 block of Gillespie Street around 11:30pm last night (4/20/2011).
Witness #1 said “We had heard there was a shooting nearby, and as soon as we saw that the side door of our garage was open we knew the suspects were inside. We called the cops right away, and they were on the scene in a matter of minutes.”
An intense 30 minute stand off with police then ensued.
Witness #2 said “There were at least 15 police cars and a K-9 Unit on the scene and virtually all of the police had their weapons, including hand guns and assault rifles, drawn and on the suspects the whole time. They sent in the K-9 to confirm the suspects were inside the garage. After about a half an hour they finally came out and surrendered to the police.”
Witness #1 goes on to say “When I saw that the side garage door was open it was the most scared I have ever been in my whole life. I knew they were in there as soon as I saw the door.”
According to Witness #1 and Witness #2 the two suspects are rumored to be brothers from Granite City, IL.
The victim, rumored to be Jason Walton, is in very critical condition with 3 gunshot wounds to the head and one to the chest.
Note from the Author: This is not the type of story that we enjoy reporting, but we feel that if something like this happens in our community it is our duty as a news source to inform you of it. Please check our Facebook page for further updates as we get more details.
Posted by Pete V
on Thursday, April 21st, 2011. Filed under Breaking News, Community News, Featured, Other, This Week's News.
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