Timothy M. Holcomb, 46, was shot and killed on October 7, 2016, in Fairmont City, Illinois, near East St. Louis. At about 3:00 AM he was driving east on Collinsville Road near Highway 203 in his gray 2006 Toyota Scion when several gunshots struck his vehicle. The shooting caused Holcomb’s car to crash into a waterway; he died from the gunfire.

The Fairmont City Police Department asked the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to assist. The investigation was led by Major Rich Wittenauer of the Collinsville Police Department, with support from Detective Sergeant Bryan Bauer of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and Lieutenant Rob Thomason of the Belleville Police Department. No suspect has been identified and no arrests have been announced; the case remains an open homicide investigation.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact CrimeStoppers.