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Woman found deceased outside Moline apartment building identified, suspect charged

Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson has identified the victim as 43-year-old Victoria Tillotson of Moline.

MOLINE, Ill. — Officials have released the identity of a Moline woman found dead in a car Tuesday morning, according to a press release

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Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson has identified the victim as 43-year-old Victoria Tillotson of Moline. Around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, officers with the Moline Police Department responded to an apartment building in the 3600 block of 25th Street after learning of a female dead inside a parked car. Police began an investigation and found she had "been shot by a handgun while sitting inside a vehicle," the release states. 

Officials say that Tillotson was "in a dating relationship" with 35-year-old David J. McAdams of Rock Island. 

McAdams is facing charges in connection to the incident, including first-degree murder, unlawful use of weapons by a felon, and concealment of a homicidal death. 

According to court documents, McAdams' first court appearance was Thursday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. The case remains under investigation by the department. 

On Friday, Feb. 9, Gustafson reported that the preliminary autopsy revealed that Tillotson died from a gunshot wound to the head. The case is being investigated by the Moline Police Department and the Rock Island County Coroner's Office.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities at (309) 762-9500 or the Moline Police Department at (309) 797-0401. 

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