MCS Report #792
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Cahokia Heights Police Department
Date of Activation: 12/25/2022
Commander and Department: Capt. Brian Koberna, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Lt. Eric Owen, Collinsville Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Justin Biggs, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department
Victim: LaShawn A. Bell
Suspects: Lamarcus D. Jackson and Devontay Chism
The Cahokia Heights Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of LaShawn Bell (age 17). On 12/24/2022 at 11:44pm, police officers responded to the 1400 block of Richard Drive for a report of a male shot and lying in the street. There they located LaShawn Bell on the ground. He had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, Lamarcus Jackson (age 17) and Devontay Chism (age 16) were each charged as an adult with 1st Degree Murder. Their bond was set at $1,000,000 each.
