Seven people were shot at what downstate Mt. Vernon police described as a "non-sanctioned event" attended by more than 100 to ...

Demonta Woodward, 24, and Zomarrius Williams, 20, were among the seven people shot early Sunday morning during a gathering.

Around 36 hours after a shooting in Mount Vernon, Illinois, left two people dead and injured five more, hundreds of residents ...

Police said two people were confirmed deceased, while five others are receiving treatment for gunshot-related injuries.

Police identified two of the victims on Sunday night as 20-year-old Zomarrius Williams, of Mount Vernon and 26-year-old ...

Authorities have announced charges in a weekend shooting in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, that claimed the lives of two people.

It is very disheartening to me,” mayor said as police officers investigate mass shooting reported early Sunday.

Police have identified the two men killed during an early morning shooting in Mount Vernon, Illinois, on Sunday, July 27.

Jerria J. Smith, 22, of Mount Vernon had been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice, but during a hearing Monday afternoon, a judge granted the state’s attorney’s ...

At approximately 12:49 a.m. Sunday, July 27, 2025, officers from the Mt. Vernon Police Department, along with Littons ...

Less than 24 hours after her arrest in connection with a shooting that killed two and wounded five, charges against Jerria J.