Homicide — Creve Coeur, IL — reported 2026-07-09

SUMMARY

A 27-year-old woman with a history in law enforcement has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Creve Coeur man.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Homicide
  • Location: Creve Coeur, IL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-09
  • Suspect: female, age 27
  • Victim(s): 1 (29-year-old Adolfo Cazares)
  • Status: arrest/charge

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Caitlynn Girkin, 27, was arrested by Illinois State Police on Tuesday and was booked into the Tazewell County Jail on first-degree murder charges.
  • Girkin had been employed as a police officer with both the Peoria Police Department and the Creve Coeur Police Department.
  • Cazares was shot dead in a home on the 500 block of Roosevelt Street in Creve Coeur on March 10.
  • An investigation conducted by state police led to Girkin's arrest.