UPDATE: Victim identified in Rock Island apartment shooting
UPDATE: According to Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson, the victim has been identified as Omari Braxton, 21, of Rock Island.
An autopsy will be performed this morning and the cause of death will then be determined. The case is still considered an active and open investigation by the Rock Island Police Department and the Rock Island County Coroner’s Office.
EARLIER: A suspect has been arrested in Davenport after a shooting in Rock Island yesterday afternoon, according to a release from the Rock Island Police Department.
Officers with the department responded to a call of a gunshot victim inside the Maple Ridge Apartments, in the 3700 block of Fifth Street. When they arrived, officers found a 21-year old man in the parking lot suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to UnityPoint Medical Center by ambulance, but died from his injuries.,
Later that night, the Rock Island Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division obtained an arrest warrant for 29-year old Derrick B. Nephew Jr., for first degree murder. Nephew was taken into custody by officers with the Davenport Police Department. He was taken to the Scott County Jail where he is being held on no bond while awaiting extradition to Illinois, according to Scott County Jail records.
The incident remains under investigation by the Rock Island Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and no further information is available at this time. Anyone with information on this case should contact the Rock Island Police Department at (309) 732-2677 or Crime Stoppers at (309) 762-9500 or use the P3 Tips app
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