Madison County Coroner identifies victim in homicide as Granite City man

GRANITE CITY - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn identified the victim in last evening’s homicide in Granite City, Illinois, as Michael P. Ryan, 51, of Granite City.

Ryan was pronounced dead at the emergency department of Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City at 6:49 p.m. on March 1, 2017.

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The coroner's office said an autopsy conducted earlier today indicated that the decedent as the result of a single stab wound to the chest. Routine toxicology testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol remains pending at this time.

The Granite City Police Department continues to investigate this death.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Wojstrom Funeral Home of Pontoon Beach, Illinois.

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