June 2009 - Homicide

Press Release
June 22, 2009

MOUNT VERNON POLICE DEPARTMENT

On Monday, June 22, 2009 at approximately 1:20am, Mount Vernon Police Officers responded to the area of North 8th and Fir to investigate a report of a gunshot. As officers were arriving, a motor vehicle accident was reported to have occurred in the 700 Block of North 8th.

Officers located a 1993 Jeep Cherokee that had left the road and struck the side of a home. The driver, an 18 year old Mount Vernon man had sustained a gunshot wound and was deceased at the scene.

The home the vehicle struck was occupied at the time of the accident however no one inside was injured. The structure sustained minor damage to the exterior.

The investigation is being treated as a homicide. The vehicle was removed from the scene for evidence processing. Detectives are interviewing residents who live in the area and are talking with family members to try and determine what occurred.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Mount Vernon Police Criminal Investigations Division at (360) 336-6272.

Lieutenant Chris Cammock
MVPD Case #09-M10186
(360) 336-6271
(360) 336-6271

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