Illinois
Illinois man found guilty of murder in 2021 shooting
Rodolfo Cervantes-Madrigal | Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office
MONTGOMERY, Ill. – A Streator man was found guilty of murder in connection with a 2021 shooting that left one man dead in Montgomery.
On Tuesday, a Kane County jury found 45-year-old Rodolfo Cervantez Madrigal guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
The backstory:
The shooting took place on Jan. 12, 2021 on the Route 30 overpass near Route 31. Madrigal shot at Andrew Contreras and another man. Contreras, 29, was rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Madrigal faces a minimum sentence of 71 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 23.
Madrigal remains in custody at the Kane County jail. He was charged with aggravated battery and mob action in a separate case, prosecutors said.
What they’re saying:
“We’re also grateful to the brave citizens who stepped in to help that day and later came forward when called upon,” Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Anderson said in a statement. “This verdict delivers a measure of justice for the victims and their families.”
The Source: The information in this report came from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Sun-Times Media Wire.
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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