On the night of July 24, 2026, 21-year-old Alton resident Terrance R. Johnson was shot multiple times in the 200 block of West Delmar Avenue. Officers arrived about 10:10 p.m. after a 911 call and found Johnson suffering gunshot wounds; he was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division opened an active homicide investigation and said those involved were known to one another and there was no ongoing threat to the public.

Within a week investigators made arrests. On July 29, 2026, a juvenile was taken into custody in connection with the shooting; police withheld identifying details because of the suspect’s age. Separately, 37-year-old Tiffany L. Sanders of Cahokia Heights was arrested on charges of obstructing justice and endangering the life or health of a child, accused of lying to officers and of allowing a 15-year-old to live in a home without adult supervision. The cases were pending and no conviction information had been released.

The Alton Branch of the NAACP offered condolences to Johnson’s family as the investigation continued. If anyone has information about Terrance Johnson’s death or the events on West Delmar Avenue that night, please come forward.