HARRISBURG, IL – (Travis DeNeal – Harrisburg Register. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)
A Harrisburg man is dead and Harrisburg police are looking for two “armed and dangerous” suspects, after a Friday morning shooting in the 1400 block of South Granger Street.
According to sources close to the investigation, the dead man has been identified as Aaron Gregory. As word spread Friday morning, friends posted their condolences on his Facebook page.
The two men wanted in connection with the shooting have been identified by the same source as Xzavier Burnell Gibbs, 19, of 612 S. Jackson St. and Jarred R. Crawford, 30, of 314 N. Land St. – who already were the subject of a manhunt for more than a week, over a aggravated battery warrant.
“It is very exciting to hear that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has decided to take the first step to reopening Rend Lake Resort by seeking a new operator.” Severin said, “Rend Lake is a beautiful area and the resort brings so much to the local tourism industry. The renovated resort will also provide much needed jobs and revenue for Southern Illinois. I have been in weekly contact with the IDNR since the closing of the resort. Let’s keep up the momentum, and finish off this process that will once again make Rend Lake Resort an awesome tourist destination.”
