Gunfire broke out before dawn Wednesday on Lillian Drive in Belleville, when a juvenile inside a home exchanged shots with people riding in a vehicle that then sped away from the scene. Police say no one was hurt, but the shootout triggered a manhunt that ended with two people detained by county deputies just hours later.
Officers responded at about 2 a.m. Wednesday to a report of shots fired at an address in the first block of Lillian Drive, according to riverbender.com. Investigators determined the incident involved an exchange of gunfire between a juvenile occupant of the residence and individuals inside a vehicle, the outlet reported, and that vehicle fled the area immediately afterward.
The Belleville Police Department confirmed the incident in a Facebook post titled “Shots Fired Investigation,” shared publicly Wednesday afternoon.
View the Belleville Police Department’s post
Deputies Track Down a Vehicle and Two Suspects
St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies later located a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting and took two persons of interest into custody, per the same report. One of those detained is a juvenile, and the other is an adult, the outlet noted, though it remains unclear whether either was the juvenile occupant involved in the initial exchange of gunfire.
No one was reported injured during the incident, and police have not released further details about the firearms involved, the number of shots fired, or a motive. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, and no additional information is currently available for release, per the report.
Multiple Police Units Involved in Ongoing Probe
The investigation is being handled jointly by the Belleville Police Department’s Patrol Division, Investigations Division, and Crime Scene Unit, the outlet reported. Belleville police say the inquiry remains active as they continue working to determine exactly what led to the exchange of gunfire on Lillian Drive.
