Justin L. Eades age 37 of Metropolis is in custody this evening on warrants for attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a fire arm following an incident on Oak Drive in the Lindsey Addition of Metropolis in the wee hours of this morning.
At approximately 1:00 am Wednesday, 911 dispatch received a call of shots fired in the 300 block of Oak Drive in Metropolis. Officers arrived on the scene quickly and learned that the shooter had fled the scene. While attempting to leave the scene the victim crashed into a tree before fleeing on foot. Chief Masse of the Metropolis Police department advised that this was not a random attack. Both the shooter and the intended target have been identified.
Wednesday shortly after 2pm, Chief Masse advised of the filing of an arrest warrant for Eades. Eades was located and arrested and lodged in the Massac County Detention Center. The Massac County Sheriff’s Department and the Illinois State Police assisted in the apprehension of the subject.
WMOK will update this story as further information is gathered
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