East St Louis Casino Queen Robbery
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CLAIR COUNTY (KMOV.com) - A Georgia man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at the Casino Queen in which a security guard was shot. Darryl Muhammad has been charged in. New Athens Fire Capt. Larry Weber was shot during an armed robbery at the East St. Louis Casino Queen in September. Weber, who was unarmed, was shot by one of the three men, all of whom were. - Illinois State Police are investigating a shooting that happened around 3 am Sunday morning at the Casino Queen in East St. Louis where a security guard was shot. At 2:51 a.m., three armed men entered the Casino Queen and fired several shots. The three took an undetermined amount of money from registers at a cashier cage. During the heist, an unarmed. DraftKings at Casino Queen, East Saint Louis, Illinois. Casino.Sportsbook.Hotel.Entertainment.Restaurants.RV Park.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Casino Queen has partnered with CrimeStoppers to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest of the individuals responsible for robbing the East St. Louis casino and shooting a security guard.
Illinois State Police investigators said three suspects armed with assault rifles came into the Casino Queen around 3 a.m. Sunday and robbed the cash cage. The cash cage is on the main casino floor. The suspects got away with an undetermined amount of cash.
During the robbery, authorities said an unarmed security guard from the casino was shot.
The guard was rushed to a hospital where he remains listed in stable condition.
The reward has now been increased to $26,000.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.
COLLINSVILLE, IL. (WJPF) – An arrest has been made in connection to the 2017 armed robbery of the Casino Queen in East St. Louis.
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During the September robbery, three men fired semi-automatic rifles, wounding one unarmed security guard. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. An investigation has been ongoing ever since.
According to State Police, two weeks ago an arrest warrant was issued for 42-year-old Daryl Muhammad, of Marietta, Georgia, on charges of armed robbery/discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm.
Muhammed was taken into custody Wednesday by US Marshall’s near Marietta, Georgia. Extradition back to Illinois is pending.
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The investigation into the identity of the remaining two suspects continues.