Coroner IDs 21-year-old man shot and killed in East St. Louis
A man shot and killed in East St. Louis Monday night was identified by officials Tuesday morning.
Aaron D. Prayer, 21, died at 8:05 p.m. after being shot in the chest at 411 Wimmer Place, St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye said.
At the scene, Daphne Wilson said Prayer was her nephew. She said he was sitting outside with a group of people when a car drove by and shot at them.
Wilson said Prayer was an innocent bystander and had been hanging with the wrong crowd.
On Monday night, East St. Louis and Illinois State Police were investigating the shooting.
Monday night, police would not confirm if they were investigating the death as a homicide.
This story was originally published June 5, 2018 at 6:46 AM with the headline "Coroner IDs 21-year-old man shot and killed in East St. Louis."