Yesterday (Tuesday) around 11:30 p.m., Sangamon County Dispatch received a call from a woman in Bethalto who said her brother had possibly injured his girlfriend who lives in Springfield.

Officers went to the 1000 block of S. 8th Street to check on the welfare of the residents. Upon arrival, a 24-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds.

Springfield Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is on scene and investigating.
The identity of the victim will be released by the Sangamon County Coroner’s Office once the family has been notified.

Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers at 217.788.8427.