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Dionta O. Moore

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/25/2021

Location : McKinley Bridge

City : Granite City

County : Madison

State : Illinois

Agency : Granite City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress following police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/25/2021, Dionta O. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after Granite City police pursued a vehicle connected to the fatal shooting of Delas Carter at Cheapies Tires, 1525 Madison Avenue in Granite City. Police responded to the tire shop at approximately 11:23 a.m. and found Carter suffering from gunshot wounds. Carter subsequently died at a hospital.

Investigators identified a vehicle matching witness descriptions, and Granite City police attempted an investigative traffic stop. The driver continued driving away while police pursued through Madison and Venice toward the McKinley Bridge.

The vehicle was ultimately stopped on the McKinley Bridge. Later court records state that a responding officer attempted to block the vehicle and the vehicle crashed into the police vehicle before a semi-truck driver positioned his truck to block the lanes. Two people exited the vehicle. Police found Moore dead in the driver’s seat from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A Glock 27 was recovered.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated to assist Granite City police with the homicide investigation. Investigators identified Moore as one of the people they believed was involved in Carter’s killing. Another man, Fred W. Williams Jr., was subsequently prosecuted for Carter’s murder.

Williams was later convicted of first-degree murder and reckless discharge of a firearm and sentenced to 78 years in prison. Later appellate records provide additional documentation of the police chase and Moore’s suicide at its conclusion.

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
No police officer fired the shot that killed Moore. The individual Granite City Police Department personnel involved in the pursuit and attempted traffic stop were not identified in the records located.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://majorcasesquadstl.squarespace.com/investigations/2021/report-758
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/One-charged-in-June-Granite-City-deaths-16327201.php
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details.cfm?id=51766
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/people-v-williams-1103897177