EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 Agents were requested by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Department (ACSD) to investigate a shooting which occurred just east of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge on Route 146.
On April 30, 2023, at approximately 11:26 a.m., two occupants inside of a vehicle were found to have been struck by gunfire and were transported to an area hospital. One victim in the shooting, a male minor, was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and released.
On May 2, 2023, the other victim, 17-year-old JaZaria S. Hempstead of Cape Girardeau, MO, succumbed to her injuries. On the same day, ISP agents, along with the ACSD, arrested 20-year-old Tyrese L. Tucker of Ullin, IL for First Degree Murder. Tucker is currently being held at the Massac County Jail in Metropolis, IL. His bond is set at 2,500,000, 10% applies.
If you have any information on the events that occurred, you can contact Illinois State Police Zone 7 at 618-542-2171, Ext. #1207.
The investigation is currently open and ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.