Illinois police ID man shot on Emerson bridge

Police have identified the victim in Sunday's fatal shooting as Dalvin R. Taylor, 26, of Cairo, Illinois.

Illinois State Police, who are leading the investigation, released a statement Thursday morning describing the shooting that took place on the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge.

Police responded Sunday to the bridge after "two vehicles were on the bridge and shots were fired," according to the statement. The statement does not indicate how many shots were fired or how many parties are believed to have been shooting.

Taylor, a passenger in one of the vehicles, was fatally shot during the encounter. The vehicle he was in then turned around and came back across the bridge to the Missouri side where it was stopped by Cape Girardeau Police, according to the statement.

The release does not say whether any suspects have been identified in the case, nor does it include a description of the vehicle that fled.

"This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available," the statement reads.

Public-information officer Sgt. Richard Schmidt of the Cape Girardeau Police Department was not immediately available for comment Thursday morning, but had previously referred questions to the Illinois State Police.

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