Arrest Made In East Moline Homicide

East Moline police have made an arrest in a homicide case.

According to a press release from East Moline police, police were dispatched to Crowne Forest Apartment Complex (at 1275 49th Avenue Court) at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16th.

They found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital for life-threatening injuries and measures were taken but he did not survive.

A couple of hours later, around 8:25 a.m., after a chase, police found the suspect around the area of 5th St. and 39th Avenue in Rock Island. He tried to flee in a car then on foot, and ran into an apartment building at Maple Ridge Apartment complex (at 3700 5th Street in Rock Island).

The suspect surrendered to police at 9:10 a.m.

The suspect is 21-year-old Anthony L. Tem, from Rock Island, is being held in the Rock Island County Jail facing a first-degree murder charge.

Any further details, including the victim's name has not been released, pending notifying the family.

That's all that's known about the case at this point. East Moline police say that the investigation into the incident is ongoing. If you have any information that might help the investigation, reach out to East Moline police.

The police thank the agencies that helped with the situation: Rock Island Police Department, Moline Police Department, Silvis Police Department, Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police, Rock Island County States Attorney’s Office, East Moline Fire Department, Mercy One EMS, QCOMM Dispatch Center, RICOMM Dispatch Center, and the Rock Island County Coroner’s Office.