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Residents press council on Cityfest shooting, dispatch communications and traffic safety

5769967 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

Public commentators raised concerns about a shooting at Cityfest, police dispatch communications and dangerous merge lanes; the police chief said the department issued a press release and followed up with a detailed update.

Several O'Fallon residents used the Sept. 15 public-comment period to press the City Council for clearer information about a shooting at Cityfest and to raise traffic-safety concerns on Highway 50 merge lanes.

Tommy Yates, who said he lives in Ward 3, told the council he and his wife observed a heavy police presence during the Cityfest disturbance and that initial information from dispatch to…

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