Man killed, woman wounded in metro-east shooting. Police ask for public’s help

A 20-year-old man was killed and a 24-year-old woman wounded early Saturday in a shooting in Venice.

Police have not released the names of the victims.

The man, who is from Madison, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m., according to a press release from the Illinois State Police.

The woman, who is from East St. Louis, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the press release states.

State police agents are handling the investigation.

Interim Venice Police Chief Henry Dowell told a BND reporter that a call came in to the department around 1:25 a.m. reporting a ``man down” in the 1300 block of Oriole Street.

No further information was released by police.

Anyone with information regarding the homicide is urged to call the Venice Police Department at 618- 877-2114 or

State Police at 618-402-5970.