Centralia Man Charged in Shooting that Left 1 Dead, 3 Injured

Illinois State Police Arrest Centralia Man After Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured

CENTRALIA – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Special Agents arrested 21-year-old Shavonte D. Samuels of Centralia, IL following a deadly shooting in Centralia.On April 19, 2026, the Centralia Police Department requested ISP’s assistance with a shooting investigation in the 900 block of Kell Street. Four total victims were transported to an area hospital with gunshot wounds. One of the victims, 19-year-old Ste…

Man, 21, charged in fatal Centralia, Ill., shooting

One man died and three people were injured Sunday in what police called a targeted attack in Centralia, about 70 miles east of St. Louis.

Centralia man charged in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 injured

Investigators with the Illinois State Police arrested a Centralia man Tuesday in connection with a shooting over the weekend that left one person dead.

Arrest Made In Fatal Centralia Shooting

21 year old Shavonte Samuels of Centralia is in custody after turning himself in to police in connection with a deadly shooting Sunday on East Kell Street. Authorities say Samuels is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and is one of two suspects believed to have been armed during the incident. A 19 year old man died from his injuries, while three others were treated and released. Samuels is expected in court today as the search contin…