Cahokia man charged with murder in shooting death of East St. Louis woman

A Cahokia man has been charged with shooting and killing an East St. Louis woman in the street near her house on June 16.

Shernita Lowery, 32, lived near the 600 block of North 37th Street, where her body was found on June 16. She was shot in the left shoulder area and pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. at Touchette Regional Hospital.

East St. Louis Police and the Illinois State Police announced Friday that Keonte McCurtis, 23, of Cahokia, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Lt. Mark Doiron with the Illinois State Police said he could not theorize about a possible motive. "I can advise the victim and suspect were acquainted with each other, but I cannot go into more detail about the relationship," he said.

McCurtis was in custody Friday at the St. Clair County Jail in lieu of $1 million bail.

This story was originally published June 22, 2018 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Cahokia man charged with murder in shooting death of East St. Louis woman."