MCS Report #836
Classification: Homicide
Requesting Agency: Madison Police Department
Date of Activation: 07/26/2025
Commander and Department: Det. Sgt. Brent Rombach, Wood River PD
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Sgt. Scott Wobbe, Illinois State Police
Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Jake Svoboda, Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Victim: 16 Year-Old Male
Suspect: Rayontae M. Pearson
The Madison Police Department requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of a 16 year-old male. At approximately 1:15pm, officers responded to the area of Washington Avenue and Wayne Lanter Avenue for a report of shots fired. There they located the teenaged male lying in the intersection. He had been shot and was pronounced dead on scene.
As a result of this investigation, Rayontae Pearson (age 22) was charged with the following in connection with the teen’s death:
