Granite City man charged with felony gun count after fatal bar shooting

EDWARDSVILLE — A Granite City man was charged Monday with a felony gun charge related to the fatal shooting of another man at a local bar early Saturday morning, Oct. 25.

Jesus Escobedo, 26, of Granite City, was shot and killed outside of Patrick’s Bar, 2900 Nameoki Road, Granite City, just before 2 a.m. He was taken to Gateway Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:37 a.m.

According to police, there was a disturbance at the bar, and the victim was struck…

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