14-07-2025
1 dead in bar shooting near Alton: Sheriff
ALTON, Ill. – The Madison County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight fatal shooting at a bar just outside Alton, Illinois.
According to Madison County Sheriff Jeff C. Connor, the shooting happened at 3rd Chute Bar & Grill II in the 2200 block of Fosterburg Road.
Deputies received 911 calls of a disturbance at the bar around 1:05 a.m. While en route, deputies learned shots had been fired.
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Deputies and police from local departments arrived to find the victim outside the bar, suffering from gunshot wounds. That individual was later pronounced dead, Sheriff Connor said.
The suspected shooter was taken into custody at the scene. Connor said both the shooting and the victim knew one another.
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