CARBONDALE (WSIL) � Authorities are looking for three armed and dangerous suspects after a fatal shooting in Carbondale.
It happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of South Illinois Avenue.
Carbondale Police say Keon Cooper, 27, of Carbondale was talking with three men outside his vehicle in a parking lot when he was shot. The three suspects then took off in a black, newer model Kia Optima or similar style vehicle.
Cooper was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale where he was pronounced dead.
Carbondale Police describe the suspects as:
- Suspect 1: Black male, average build, unknown height, gray or white and black zip up hooded jacket, white t-shirt underneath, long black braided or dread-lock hair, baggie clothes, early 20’s, armed with a handgun.
- Suspect 2:  Black male, average build, unknown height, white hooded sweatshirt, faded blue jeans with a dark stripe down the outside, long black dread-lock style hair, early 20’s.
- Suspect 3: Â Black male, thin build, dark colored hooded jacket with a white symbol or name on the left chest area, armed with a handgun.
Police say the suspects are considered armed and dangerous. The investigation is ongoing. Â
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, S.I.U. Department of Public Safety, Jackson County Ambulance Service, Jackson County Coroner’s Office and Illinois State Police assisted in the investigation.
