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Police identify the victim and the suspect in a deadly Carbondale shooting

Carbondale murder suspect Daurice Morse from Cairo
Carbondale Police Dept. (provided)
Daurice Morse

Police have identified the victim and the suspect in the deadly shooting Sunday morning in Carbondale.

Investigators say the victim was 19-year-old Jacob Gary of Marion.

The suspect wanted for the murder is 20-year-old Daurice Morse from Cairo.

Police say the two were acquaintances and were involved in an ongoing dispute at the time of the shooting, which occurred in the 200 block of West College Street early Sunday morning.

Morse is charged with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm.

Anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of Morse is encouraged to call the Carbondale Police Department. Morse is considered armed and dangerous.

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