MCS Report #758
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Granite City Police Department
Date of Activation: 06/25/2021
Commander and Department: Capt. Gary Brooks, Granite City Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Adam Connor, Granite City Police Department
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Jared Fravel, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Victim: Delas Carter
Suspects: Fred Wonsley Williams Jr and Dionta O Moore
The Granite City Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of Delas Carter. At approximately 11:23am, officers responded to Cheapies Tires (1525 Madison Avenue) for a report of a person who had been shot. There officers located employee Delas Carter (age 30) who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
As a result of this investigation, Fred Williams Jr (age 31) was charged with 1st Degree Murder and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. His bond was set at $3,000,000.
Dionta Moore (age 31) was also a suspect in this case. However, when police attempted to arrest him, he committed suicide.
