SAUGET, Ill. — Police are looking for a suspected shooter that left a man injured in the parking lot of Pop’s Nightclub in Sauget, Illinois, over the weekend.
Police Chief James Jones said the incident happened at 5:30 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the nightclub. He said both people pulled into the parking lot in separate cars and shots were fired.
Police said they believe they don't think the victim or the suspected shooter were in the club that night.
The suspect’s car, which was a blue Ford Fusion, took off after the shooting.
Police later recovered the car.
The victim, a 44-year-old man, was taken to the hospital and is still alive.
According to a press release, Laveal D. Jones II, 24, appeared in court Tuesday, to face a federal carjacking charge connected to the fatal shooting.
Jones was charged by complaint with carjacking Oct. 14.
"Based on witnesses and electronic evidence, they later drove back to St. Louis, dropping off someone else before pausing in the 3000 block of Walton Place," according to the release. "They arrived at 4:24 a.m."
Two shots were heard 2 minutes later.
"Shortly after the shots were heard, a body could be seen on video on the street," according to the release.
Other video cameras spotted the victim's car being driven to East St. Louis.
The East St. Louis Fire Department found the victim's 2015 Kia K900 on fire at 5:51 a.m.
The case was investigated by St. Louis police and FBI.
There was a deadly shooting in the same area back in March.
In this case, the shooting happened only two minutes away from Pop’s nightclub at the Oz Nightclub.
5 On Your Side reached out to Pops Nightclub for comment but have not heard back.
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