By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
HERRIN — A man has been formally charged with first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting in Herrin, KFVS12 reports. The station also reported that the victim in the case has now been identified as the investigation moves forward.
A family has lost someone. A community waits on the courts.
The case is now headed toward prosecution, and this desk will follow it through the docket. Names, charges and the facts of what happened that night belong to the public record, and Williamson County residents deserve to see this one through to its conclusion, not just its headline.
— Compiled from reporting by KFVS12.
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