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Third Arrest Made For Rock Island Murder

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published July 13, 2016 at 4:56 PM CDT

Another arrest has been made for an April fatal shooting in Rock Island. On Wednesday police announced 19 year old Trey Gustafson of Rock Island is charged with first degree murder, and his bond is set at 1 million dollars.

Gustafson is suspected of playing a so-far-unspecified role in the April 27th death of 15 year old Jescie Armstrong. Armstrong was shot at a home in Rock Island.

Earlier arrests include 18 year old Kire Carr and 21 year old Chelsea Raker - both are charged with first degree murder.

Rock Island police are asking anyone with information to call the department or Crimestoppers.

(RI pol dept 309-732-2677
Crimestoppers 309-762-9500)

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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