NEWS RELEASE
City of Carbondale, Illinois
March 5, 2026
For Immediate Release
CARBONDALE – On March 4, 2026, at 3:18 a.m., City of Carbondale Police Officers responded to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane for a report of shots fired. Officers learned the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle prior to the officers’ arrival. Officers located evidence that shots had been fired. No one was found injured, and no property was found to be damaged. During the course of the investigation, officers learned the incident appeared to be the result of a personal dispute. The vehicle was later located and found to be abandoned. Officers identified the suspect as Cordell B. Taylor, age 35, of Carbondale. Officers applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for Taylor charging him with Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. Taylor was located and arrested on this warrant on March 4, 2026, at around 6:30 p.m. Officers also recovered a firearm believed to be involved in this case. Taylor was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the police department at the numbers listed below. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page. Please help yourself and your county, its communities, and the university campus by using these numbers if you witness or have any information about a crime. Cash rewards for information that leads to an arrest are also made anonymously. Remember, crime doesn’t pay, but Crime Stoppers does! For more information about Crime Stoppers, please follow the QR Code.
The mission of the Carbondale Police Department is to work in partnership with our community to preserve life, protect human rights, protect property and improve quality of life by providing police service to all in a fair, sensitive, and professional manner.