MCS Report #157
Classification: Suicide
Requesting Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department
Date of Activation: 11/21/1987
Commander and Department: Sgt. Don Knight, Granite City PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Stephen Springer, Fairview Heights PD
Victim: Undisclosed
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of a 51 year-old man. At approximately 6:45am, deputies responded to a residence in the 2500 block of East B Street (Belleville) for a report of mobile home fire. There firefighters located the body of the man inside the burning residence. An autopsy showed the man died from smoke inhalation.
After a thorough investigation, it was determined the man had committed suicide.
