ALTON, Ill. – An investigation is underway after an 87-year-old man was found shot to death Tuesday morning.
Police responded to the 200 block of West Delmar Avenue where the man was found shot to death.
According to the Mayor of Godfrey, the man is Godfrey Trustee Eldon ‘Twirp’ Williams. He was 87.
The mayor told 5 On Your Side police told him the act of violence was random. Williams was at city hall Tuesday morning before he was found shot to death.
Williams is a longtime resident of Godfrey and is married with six daughters. He is listed as a Trustee on the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees website.
Donald M. Nelson was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, armed robbery and several other counts related to the shooting death of Williams, Alton Police announced Wednesday afternoon.
