MCS Report #826
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Cahokia Heights Police Department
Date of Activation: 10/22/2024
Commander and Department: Det. Sgt. Kyle Bade, Shiloh Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: MSgt. Derek Weh, Illinois State Police
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Danny Allision, Caseyville Police Department
Victim: Lakarlo D Williams
Suspect: James Lamont Crumble
The Cahokia Heights Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Lakarlo Williams (age 48). At approximately 11:15pm, officers responded to the 5800 block of Mitchell Lane for a report of shots fired and a vehicle that had crashed into parked vehicles and had caught on fire. When officers arrived on scene, they located a vehicle on fire with a male, Lakarlo Williams, inside the vehicle. They pulled Lakarlo from the vehicle and discovered he had been shot. Lakarlo was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, James Crumble (age 58) was charged with 1st Degree Murder and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon.
