ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Almost exactly one year after a shooting in Rock Island that left a Moline teen dead, the Rock Island police arrested a second suspect in connection to the incident.
On Friday, June 3, police arrested 21-year-old Seth Washington of Moline for first-degree murder in the 2021 death of 18-year-old Kielan Sims, also of Moline.
According to the Rock Island Police Department, the shooting happened just before 1 p.m. May 29, 2021, on the 1600 block of 7th Street in Rock Island, just a few blocks away from Douglas Park. Police arrived to find Sims had been struck by gunfire, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he later died due to his injuries.
On May 30, 2021, Rock Island detectives arrested their first suspect, 26-year-old Mayson Andrew Davis of Muscatine, Iowa, on a first-degree murder charge in connection to the shooting. Davis was taken to the Rock Island County Jail on a $500,000 bond, and he remains there as of Friday, June 3, 2022, pending prosecution.
Washington joined Davis on Friday at the jail, where he is being held on a $500,000 bond pending prosecution.
Police investigation into the shooting remained ongoing as of Friday, and anyone with information was asked to contact the Rock Island Police Department at 309-732-2677 or Crime Stoppers at 309-762-9500. You can also submit information via the P3 Tips app.