Three Southeast students accused in Carbondale shooting

Three Southeast Missouri State University students are accused of being involved in at least one shooting Sunday in Carbondale, Illinois.

Travis T. Tyler, 21, of Webster Groves, Missouri, and John F. Ingram, 21, of Hazelwood, Missouri, are charged by the Jackson County, Illinois, state's attorney with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

Tyler and Ingram still were at large Wednesday.

Dewayne Dunn, 21, of St. Louis, also a Southeast student, was charged Monday with aggravated discharge of a firearm related to a shooting at 402 W. Walnut St., according to Carbondale Police, and is being held in the Jackson County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

A Southeast news release states the police investigation has determined Tyler and Ingram likely are in the St. Louis area.

John Ingram

Tyler, Ingram and Dunn are accused of shooting a victim at 402 W. Walnut St. in Carbondale. Aggravated battery with a firearm is a class X felony in Illinois that carries a minimum sentence of six years and a maximum of 30 years. Aggravated discharge of a firearm is a class 1 felony that can carry a minimum sentence of four years and maximum of 15 years.

Carbondale Police reported two shooting incidents early Sunday on West Walnut Street in Carbondale.

Police initially responded to a shooting that occurred at a party at 402 W. Walnut St. Police found the victim, Nehemiah Greenlee, with an injury that was not life-threatening. Tyler and Ingram are charged for their alleged roles in that shooting.

While canvassing the area, Carbondale police found the body of Tim Beaty, 41, at 334 W. Walnut St., the victim of a gunshot wound. An investigation revealed Beaty was not participating in the party but was struck inside his home by a stray bullet, Carbondale police wrote in a news release.

The Southeast Department of Public Safety, Cape Girardeau Police Department and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Police Department are assisting Carbondale police with the investigation, according to the Southeast news release.

According to Southeast, the three students have been placed on interim suspension and are not allowed onto campus pending the completion of the investigation.

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