On 11-16-21 at approximately 12:05 a.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the area of the 400 block of East Chestnut Street in reference to a report of shots fired. During the course of the investigation, officers identified Matthew A. Hamilton, age 29 of Carbondale, as one of the suspects involved in the incident. On 11-29-2021 officers located and arrested Hamilton for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Discharge of a Weapon. Hamilton is incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Police Department at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-COPS. The investigation into the incident is active and ongoing.
Matthew A Hamilton, 29 of Carbondale
Prior Release on 11-16-2021:
On 11-16-21 at approximately 12:05 a.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the area of the 400 block of East Chestnut Street in reference to a report of shots fired. Officers learned that a suspect described as a black male fired several gun shots at a group of nearby people. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. Officers located a car with related damage. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Police Department at 618-457-3200 or Crime Stoppers at 618-549-COPS. The investigation into the incident is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 457-3200. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab located on the main page of this website. Please help yourself, along with your county, its communities and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness, or have any information pertaining to, a crime. Cash rewards for information which leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does!