2-7-2014 Illinois:(KMOV) – The St. Louis-area Major Case Squad is investigating after a man was found dead in Cahokia on Thursday.
Authorities responded to the 100 block of Amelia Dr. around 9:30 p.m. and found 26-year-old William Harriel Jr. shot to death.
According to Illinois State Police records, Harriel Jr. was a registered sex offender and was previously charged with sexual abuse of a victim between 13 and 16 years old.
Police continue to look for suspects in the case.
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the Major Case Squad at (618)-825-5700. ..Source.. by KMOV.com staff
Sex offender murder in Parkfield Terrace draws Major Case Squad
The murder of a registered sex offender Thursday night in the Parkfield Terrace neighborhood led to a call for help to the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis.
William E. Harriel Jr., 26, of Parkfield Terrace, was found dead on the ground after the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department was called at 9:26 p.m. Thursday, said Lt. George Mokriakow. Harriel appeared to have died after being shot near 159 Amelia Drive.
Harriel was a registered sex offender who was convicted of felonies for failing to report a new address and for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 15-year-old victim when he was 20. His registered address was 179 Amelia Drive.
Parkfield Terrace is an unincorporated neighborhood between Centreville and Cahokia with a decades-long history of drug violence and other crime. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department has primary responsibility for investigations and patrols of the area.
Anyone with information about the murder is asked to call the Major Case Squad at 618-825-5700. ..Source.. by CAROLYN P. SMITH
Authorities identify person of interest in Cahokia sex offender's death
Metro-East Police have identified a person of interest in the homicide investigation of a Cahokia man who was also a registered sex offender.
Investigators in St. Clair County won’t say who the person of interest is, but that they have valuable items of evidence that point to this person of interest.
The Major Case Squad is investigating the death of William Harriel Jr., 26, who was found dead Thursday night in the middle of Amelia Drive in Cahokia. Police said Harriel suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Authorities have not indicated if Harriel knew his killer, but they do not believe Harriel was killed because he was a registered sex offender.
“The victim, as the media has stated earlier, is a registered sex offender,” said George Mokriakow with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, “But that fact alone at this point is not a motive.”
No arrests have been made in this case. ..Source.. by Elizabeth Eisele/ KMOV.com
Police: Suspect charged with murder of Cahokia registered sex offender
Authorities say they have arrested a suspect accused of killing a registered sex offender found dead in Cahokia Thursday night.
Muhammed Abuharba, 21, was charged with murder in the death of William Harriel Jr.
The charges came less than a week after the body of Harriel Jr., 26, was discovered in the middle of the 100 block of Amelia Dr. Police said Harriel suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
According to police, Abuharba and Harriel lived together. Additional information regarding the arrest was not immediately available.
According to Illinois State Police records, Harriel was previously charged with sexual abuse of a victim between 13 and 16 years old.
Abuharba is in custody at the St. Clair County Jail on a $5 million bond. ..Source.. by KMOV.com Staff
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