MCS Report #803
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Date of Activation: 07/03/2023
Commander and Department: MSgt. Shane Brown, Belleville Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Capt. Michael Mojzis, O’Fallon Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Inv. Ben Vise, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Victim: Brandon E. Scott
Suspects: Devin M. Dunbar and Jaylen Perry Nicks
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Brandon Scott (age 10). At approximately 9:56pm, deputies responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Roosevelt Avenue in unincorporated Belleville for a report of a juvenile male who had been shot. Brandon was inside his residence when he was shot from outside the residence. Brandon was taken to the hospital where he died.
As a result of this investigation, the following charges were issued in Brandon’s death:
Devin Dunbar (age 26) - 1st Degree Murder - Bond $1,250,000
Jaylen Nicks (age 26) - 1st Degree Murder - Bond $1,000,000
