Reporter's note: This story was updated at 10:37 a.m. Feb. 22 with the names of the victims, the suspects and more information from the Springfield Police Department
Trevin Dicks, 21, and Reggie Carey, 19, both from Springfield, are dead after a shooting in south Springfield just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. The Springfield Police Department has taken two suspects, a woman and a man, into custody.
At 12:36 a.m., officers responded to Cox South Hospital after Dicks and Carey arrived with gunshot wounds. They died a short time later. Their families have been notified.
SPD's homicide unit identified Tarrin Dicks, 19, and Izaiah Crabb, 18, both from Springfield, as suspects in the case. They were arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail. The case will be presented to the Greene County Prosecutor's Office for review.
The shooting happened in the 200 block of East Erie Street, between Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. According to KOLR10’s Jessica Hammer and Joshua Pineda, police believe an ongoing dispute led to the shooting.
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Detectives continue to investigate and ask anyone with additional information to contact the Springfield Police Department at (417) 864-1810 or submit it anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (417) 869-TIPS (8477) or going to p3tips.com.
This is Springfield's second homicide investigation in 2024, which include the second and third victim for the year.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
