On February 25, 2023, at about 1:28 p.m., Macoupin County deputies responded to a report from a residence in the 500 block of Young Lane in Shipman, Illinois, and found 31-year-old Theresa Kimbro dead of gunshot wounds. A dog at the scene had also been shot and killed, and Theresa’s father, John D. Sullivan, suffered severe gunshot injuries and was taken to a St. Louis area hospital.

Responding deputies were told a white truck had fled the scene; that vehicle was tracked into Madison County. A 37-year-old former Bethalto resident, Jacob T. Kimbro Sr., was detained after reports of a suicidal man with a handgun in Cottage Hills led to an intense standoff. He was booked into the Macoupin County Jail in connection with the shootings and faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, and aggravated cruelty to animals.

Few details have been released about motive or the events immediately before the shooting. If anyone knew Theresa, her movements that day, or saw a white truck in the Shipman area on February 25, please share what was seen with authorities.