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Police Investigating Apparent Double Murder-Suicide In Nokomis

Police are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. On Wednesday morning, at 3:14 AM, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a shooting at 20293 Pine Trail in Witt Township.  When officers responded, they found 38-year-old Trista D. Casey of Witt and 40-year-old Michael S. Cunningham of Litchfield both inside and evidence showed that they had both been shot multiple times.  Casey and Cunningham were both pronounced dead on the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

 

During the investigation, deputies identified Casey’s ex-husband, 40-year-old Matthew A. Casey of Nokomis, as a person of interest. Further investigation led to officers believing that Casey had returned to his home.

 

After obtaining a search warrant from Montgomery County State’s Attorney Andrew Affrunti, Officers along with the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm Systems Response Team executed the search warrant at Casey’s residence.  Once inside, Casey was located inside the garage with a single gunshot wound. Casey was pronounced dead by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.  A preliminary investigation shows that Casey died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

 

The Hillsboro Police Department, Nokomis Police Department, the ILEAS Response Team, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Illinois State Police, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services, and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office assisted with the investigation.  The Nokomis/Witt Area Ambulance also responded to and assisted at the scene. 

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