A suspect in a double homicide in Montgomery County is dead after he apparently took his own life.
Information from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page says that on Wednesday at approximately 3:14 A.M., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a shooting in Witt Township. 38 year old Trista D. Casey of Witt and 40 year old Michael S. Cunningham of Litchfield were both located inside the residence. Evidence at the scene indicated that both individuals had been shot multiple times.
The report states that based on information obtained during the investigation Deputies identified Trista Casey’s ex-husband, 40 year old Matthew A. Casey of Nokomis, as a person of interest. Further investigation led Deputies to believe Matthew Casey had returned to his residence in Nokomis.
The report says during the morning hours on Wednesday, with the assistance of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm Systems (ILEAS) Response Team, Deputies executed a search warrant at Matthew Casey’s residence. Matthew Casey was located inside the garage at the residence with a single gunshot wound. Matthew Casey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. A preliminary investigation of the scene indicated Matthew Casey’s death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Hillsboro Police Department, Nokomis Police Department, the ILEAS Response Team, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Illinois State Police, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services, and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office assisted with the investigation. The Nokomis/Witt Area Ambulance also responded to and assisted at the scene.
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