QUAD CITIES – A male youth was shot and killed in the violence-plagued Quad Cities over the weekend.
On Sunday, January 26, 2025 at approximately 8:21 P.M. the Rock Island Police Department responded to a call of a gunshot victim at UnityPoint Trinity hospital. Upon arrival, officers learned that a 16-year old male, suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound, had been dropped off by an unknown person. The victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
No other injuries were reported in this incident. No arrests have been made at this time.
The incident remains under investigation by the Rock Island Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division; no further information is available at this time.
Anyone with information related to this case should contact police.