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Carbondale Police Press Release- Aggravated Battery -Firearm
NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
June 7, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On June 6, 2026, at10:34 p.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 600 block of South Forest Street in reference to a gunshot victim. Officers located Jayaire M. Gibbs, 18, of Murphysboro, at the scene with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Gibbs was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where he was treated for his injury.
Officers learned Gibbs suffered the gunshot wound while at a gathering of individuals. The investigation revealed that the incident was likely the result of a dispute amongst acquaintances. The suspect had fled the scene before officers arrived and was not located.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains 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.