Charles E. Tiller

Charles E. Tiller, 38, of Madison, was pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m. in the emergency room at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, according to Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. Tiller had been shot in the chest, Dye said. Officials said that they have a suspect, but that person is not in custody. The shooter and the victim knew each other, officials said. The shooting occurred outside at 6810 State St., at a repast, which is a gathering of friends and family after a funeral, according to the Illinois State Patrol. Three others were injured. Da Beno Nite Club has been operating at 6830 State St. But a woman who answered the phone Saturday and identified herself as the owner said it’s closed while transitioning into a different business. The woman said the shooting occurred outside the fence around her property, possibly on the street or in a nearby parking lot. Jevon E. Wilbourn, 31, was charged in October with first-degree murder in the Sept. 18 shooting death of Charles Tiller, 38, of Madison. He also faces two counts of aggravated battery, one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm and a charge of possessing a firearm as a repeat felon. The latter charge stems from a 2010 second-degree murder conviction, when Wilbourn was 15. According to the indictment, the shooting occurred outside Da Beno Nite Club in the 6800 block of State Street. Illinois State Police said the club was closed for a gathering of family and friends after a funeral. The three people who were shot, along with a fourth person who was targeted but escaped injury, were acquaintances of Wilbourn, police said.