Jamarco Anthony: Alton Man Murdered Celebrating His Birthday; Brother Also Shot
Categories: The Big Bloody (Homicides)
Jamarco A. Anthony lived to see his 24th birthday but not by much.
Anthony and friends were celebrating his birthday Saturday night at a former VFW Hall in Alton when the party ended in gunfire.
The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday morning. Anthony was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds around 2:30 a.m. at a local hospital.
His brother, Jerrod Anthony, also suffered a gunshot in the wee hours of Saturday night and showed up at the hospital in critical condition.
The Alton Telegraph reports that Jerrod Anthony was injured in a similar nightclub shooting last October in Alton.
Alton police say they have suspects in mind in the shootings and plan to issue warrants this week.
Anthony and friends were celebrating his birthday Saturday night at a former VFW Hall in Alton when the party ended in gunfire.
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| The former VFW post at 300 E. Elm in Alton where Anthony was fatally shot. |
His brother, Jerrod Anthony, also suffered a gunshot in the wee hours of Saturday night and showed up at the hospital in critical condition.
The Alton Telegraph reports that Jerrod Anthony was injured in a similar nightclub shooting last October in Alton.
Alton police say they have suspects in mind in the shootings and plan to issue warrants this week.
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