Police issue public safety warning | News

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Carbondale Police issued a warning Friday evening asking the public to avoid the area of ​​500 South Rawlings Street due to the police presence.

The background is an incident in which three people were injured in a shooting in the same area.

On the evening of May 9, police found two victims with gunshot wounds. They were transported to a local hospital by Jackson County Ambulance Service.

Officials later learned that a third victim had arrived at the hospital. Two of the three injured victims were reportedly juveniles.

It is not clear whether the two instances are related.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Carbondale City Police at (618) 549-2121. You can 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).

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