The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from Mt. Vernon Police, is investigating an early Thursday night shooting in rural Dix.
Police responded to a report of a man shot at Rolling Meadows Trailer Park at 16584 North Illinois Route 37 in Dix and located the victim who was transported to Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
A suspect vehicle was reported to have left the scene after the shooting and was soon located by a Sheriff’s Deputy on Salem Road near 11th Street in Mt. Vernon. With assistance from the Mt. Vernon Police Department, the Sheriff’s Department took three adult suspects into custody. They have been transported to the Jefferson County Justice Center.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department says the names of the victim and the suspects are not being released at this time as the investigation is still in the early stages.
The first call about the shooting came in at six Thursday night.
