ALTON, Ill. – One man is dead and another individual is injured after a shooting in Alton Wednesday night.
According to police, reports of gunshots came from the 3100 block of Lawn St. around 9:30 p.m. Upon officers’ arrival to the scene, they found 41-year-old Donald R. Lane suffering from a gunshot wound.
Lane was transported to a nearby hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.
As police were still at the scene, they were notified of another individual with a gunshot wound at an area hospital. That individual was transported to a St. Louis hospital for additional treatment. Police did not say what condition the individual is in.
An initial investigation led police to believe that this incident was not random, and all involved were known to each other.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact the Alton Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (618) 463-3505 ext. 634.