02/06/2014 - Report #530 - Victim: William E. Harriel Jr. - Location: St. Clair County, IL

MCS Report #530

Classification: Homicide

Requesting Agency: St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office

Date of Activation: 02/06/2014

Commander and Department: Lt. George Mokriakow, St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office

Deputy Report Officer and Department: Det. Karla Heine, Columbia PD

Victim: William E. Harriel Jr.

Suspect: Mohammed A. Abuharba

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Major Case Squad in investigating the death of William Harriel Jr. At around 9:26pm, deputies responded to the 100 block of Amelia near Cahokia for a report of a subject down. There they located William Harriel Jr (age 26) lying in the street. He had been shot in the head.

As a result of this investigation, Harriel’s roommate, Mohammed Abuharba (age 21), was charged with Murder/Intent to Kill/Injure and Solicitation of Murder. His bond was set at $5,000,000.

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