Terrence Curry

Jerome Curry, 39, is charged in the shooting death of his brother, 43-year-old Terrence Curry, and in the shooting of Roshanda McClinton, according to court records. Charging documents allege Curry used a 9 mm firearm to shoot McClinton in the leg. Cahokia Heights Police Chief Thomas L. Trice said the female victim later identified as McClinton was seriously wounded but stable. Responding police officers found McClinton hiding behind a vehicle on the evening of Nov. 26 and rendered first aid. Terrence Curry was found fatally shot inside his home in the 4900 block of Piggott Avenue, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. Trice declined to release information about a possible motive for the shooting. He said several handguns were recovered in the investigation. While investigating the Piggott Avenue shooting, officers were notified that a family, including children, was being held hostage by Curry in a Shiloh residence, Trice said. “He eventually released that family and the kids,” Trice said. “We had a short standoff with him.” Shiloh and O’Fallon, Illinois, officers assisted Cahokia Heights officers in the standoff. “He ended up giving himself up and came out,” Trice said. Trice said Curry fled to Shiloh after hearing police sirens approaching the home on Piggott Avenue. Investigators believe this saved McClinton’s life, as officers arrived within three minutes of the 911 call. Trice also noted that bullets that struck McClinton did not hit major arteries and she is expected to "make a full recovery."