WOOD RIVER, Ill. — A 23-year-old man died at a St. Louis hospital early Monday morning after being shot in his home in Wood River.
The Wood River Police Department said it responded to a call for a shooting shortly after 4 a.m. at a home in the 800 block of Tennyson Avenue. At the scene, officers found the 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound.
EMS and Wood River police treated the victim at the scene until he was taken to Wood River Police Department and transferred to a St. Louis hospital via helicopter.
The man died at the hospital, Wood River police said.
He was identified as Jacob Wall. Police said Wall lived in the home where he was shot.
Wood River police interviewed several people who were guests at the home at the time of the shooting. After conducting interviews, police took a person of interest into custody after the shooting. They said the shooting was not a random act of violence.
The fatal shooting is under investigation.
Police have not issued any charges in the shooting.
This is a developing story. 5 On Your Side will update information as it is confirmed.
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