Carbondale Alerts
Carbondale Police Press Release - Shots Fired/ Aggravated Assault to a Peace Officer
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
June 4, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On June 3, 2026, at 12:24 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of South Beveridge Street. Officers arrived and learned the suspect was in a group of other juveniles and fired shots at a residence before the group fled northwest on foot. Officers confirmed shots had been fired and a residence received minor damage as a result. During the investigation, a 16-year-old juvenile male from Carbondale confronted one of the officers and threatened to kill the officer. The juvenile resisted the officers’ attempts to arrest him, but he was detained after a brief struggle. During the arrest, officers found the juvenile to be in possession of suspected cannabis. Officers arrested the juvenile for Aggravated Assault to a Peace Officer, Resisting a Peace Officer, and Possession of Cannabis. The juvenile was released to his parent pending a court appearance. In accordance with the Illinois Juvenile Justice Act, the name of the juvenile will not be released. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation is active and ongoing.
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! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
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.