2 arrested after 1 killed in shooting in Dix

Treyaveon Massie and Retha McIntire (Source: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)
Treyaveon Massie and Retha McIntire (Source: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (KBSI) – Two people face charges after a man died after he was shot in Dix, Ill.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a shooting around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 to the Rolling Meadows Trailer Park near Lot #70. Mt. Vernon police officers responded to assist.

Officers arrived and found the primary resident, 46-year-old Cadias Jackson, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Deputies rendered aid until emergency medical services arrived and took over care.

Jackson was taken to Crossroads Hospital, where he died, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspects left the scene in a white van with Indiana plates, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Officers from Mt. Vernon Police Department stopped the vehicle at Salem Road and N. 11th Street in Mt. Vernon.

Three adults from the suspect vehicle were detained for questioning at the sheriff’s office.

Detectives from the sheriff’s office and Crime Scene Technicians from the Illinois State Police assisted in the investigation.

The suspect vehicle was impounded. Search warrants were obtained.

Treyaveon Massie, 23, and Retha McIntire, 43, both of Evansville, Ind. face a first degree murder charge.

The third adult was questioned and released without charges.

Massie and McIntire are being held at the Jefferson County Jail with bond to be set.

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